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ᘒᔛf̴ʔ̥݊ʕ਷ٙᘒᔛd
һ݊˰ޢٙုᘒdɓ၇˖ʷ
፲ପf™
຅Ң࿁˖يٙӋٝᅎ੻
time living in Canada. “I wanted
ՑတԑܝdҢۃֻЗ׵௹ي᎜
to learn more about our culture,”
ʫ݂ٙࢗ౺ശ᎛ᝂdတԑҢ࿁
says Liang, who likes to explain
the artwork as seen through the
ߕ࠮ٙಸૐfίԟ༁dЫ̙˸
artist’s eyes. “The museum is a
ᓃՑ˸௹ي᎜᎜ᔛމ೯ซٙൄ
treasure,” she concludes, impart-
ing her most important lesson.
Ѝdܼ̍ ķķ Ыଚ࿁ə ķķ
“It’s not a Chinese treasure; it’s a
ၯ͗ͣൄʿ؇սЂf
world treasure. A heritage.”
Ңί̨̏ٙ˴ࠅݺਗ
After I sate my hunger for
artifacts, I make my way to the
ķķ ޟЇ̙˸Ⴍ݊׳ᐽ ķķ
Silks Palace restaurant on the
Ч˷ఱ݊Φf€˚ܝ͉̊ึਖ਼
museum grounds to sate my
craving for actual food. There,
˖ʧୗ̨ᝄᅰʔးٙߕ࠮f
you can order items inspired by
຅˂ЍနฮdҢΎϣ࢝කߕ࠮
pieces in the museum’s collec-
ʘࣚdவϣ݊ίྐྵࢀց̹dԟ
tion, including, you guessed it,
cabbage and Dongpo pork.
༁݊ɓૢद॥ٙʃ༩dՇࣙே
It seems my primary occupa-
݊΢όʃΦᛅdᏚတɛ໊ഃഹ
tion — make that, indulgence
— while I’m in Taipei is eating. (A
ۜᎻෂ୕̨ᝄߕ࠮dԷνঔԌ
story dedicated to Taiwan’s epic
ၵʿஎ˺๦f
eats will appear in a future issue
of the magazine.) And now, as
ၯ͗ͣൄ€ɪʿЂҖ݂ͩ݊ࢗ ၽ̹̏ਠਸ਼ପุᑌΥึ
the day winds down, I’m back at
Jadeite Cabbage (top) and Meat-
௹ي৫ɛं௰৷ٙՇ΁ᖵஔۜf ଣԫڗմ˥ߕႭdவ̨̥݊̏
Shaped Stone are two of the most it again, this time at the Ningxia
Night Market, where food stalls
popular art pieces at the National ̹ڐ 40 ࡈց̹ʘɓϾʊfԒ
line a narrow path jammed with
Palace Museum. މ̨̏ശᆀҧቃٟٟࡰٙմ˥
ኋ၍வ෯༻ॆٙͩ᎘ʿ
people sampling traditional Tai-
᎘d޶ৎԸఱ྅ᎇ̙ࣛᜫɛɽ Չɓ̙ࣙɹٙၯ͗ͣൄ௰މі ߕႭj˜ց̨̹݊ᝄ຅ήɛ͛
wanese foods, such as stinky tofu
ҞϢ᎚fɓЗਛΤٙʈΘ͜ɓ ຒdШ૑౉͛तήΣҢ࢝ͪ ݺʕڢ੬ࠠࠅٙɓ௅ʱdɰ݊
and oyster omelets.
It’s one of nearly 40 night
෯੭ً͗᜖ᎉՍəவ΁˜ЂҖ əμ௰ఃᛇٙЪۜjӏմ׵ ցගڢ੬աᛇڎ̘ٙஈf™f
markets in the city, says Sweetme
ͩ™ ķķ Ӛ፹dவఱ̴݊ٙΤ 1467 ϋᖭႡd৷༺ 6 ߵˉٙ μ༆ᙑႭd̹۬ʕʔΝٙց̹
Shui-Mei Chou, who heads up
ο ķķ ਗ਼ͩ᎘ݑϓ΢၇ଉ૵ ೥ൿᕽʆ৷‘f૑౉͛Ⴍj ˸ʔΝٙ؇ГၲΤdϞԬ˸
the Taipei Business District and
Industrial Confederation. “Night
ʔɓٙಅЍdᅼͷЂᄴʿই ˜ҢఃᛇΣɛࡁ࢝ͪҢࡁٙʕ ԔჂ࠮يഹ၈dϞԬۆ˸଩ᓃ
markets are a very important
ٴdԨί௟௅௴ி̈̇଱dԴ ਷೥dΪމ̴ࡁڢ੬eڢ੬त ٝΤf part of life for locals here in
Taiwan and a very popular place
ՉᗳЧሥͤfՉϓۜ޶ৎԸఱ йf™μ΋͛݊ۃήਜᐼ္e ίց̹༁dҢၾή˴ᘪ
TAIPEI cookware, and exhibits that trace tic stone and its tasty, adjacent to hang out at night,” says Chou,
྅؇սЂf
̨̏͏ᛆҧቃٟ௴ٟٟڗ࿋˖
PHOTOGRAPHS: (EXTERIOR) I-HWA CHENG; (OTHERS) AN RONG XU
௪։ࡰึ˴։eۃ਷ყҧቃଣ
TRAVEL the development of porcelain bok choy companion, Jadeite a member of the Rotary Club of
Cabbage, may attract the most
Taipei Hwa Yueh. Different mar-
techniques. But the piece of art
ԫʿڭ၍։ࡰᑽɧஹ୨˂f˼
༺f૑౉͛ί̋ࣅɽ֢Иɓݬ
TIPS that everyone covets is a attention, Beatrice Hui-Shen kets around the city are known
̨༷̏ࣚʃ࿛Ӊ (2) ࣛගܝdΫՑ݂ඊ̨ᝄdϓމ Ⴍd˴፬˙Ϟܘ̂༃ٙࣛගމ
drool-inducing rock resembling a
for different things, some famous
Liang made sure to show me
݂ࢗٙኬᚎқʈfఃᛇ੽ᖵஔ
chunk of cooked pork that looks her favorite work: Lofty Mount for spicy foods, others for
уਗ਼ಪɝவࢭ̹۬ٙᅰɷΤ sweets,
Chun Shui Tang,
ኽ၈݊ޜम̲঩೯๕ήٙஹᕁ঩
ҧቃٟࡰਂ๟௪j̨̏ٙϋ
࢕ൖԉԸ༆Ⴍᖵஔۜٙ૑౉͛
the teahouse ready to eat. An unnamed Lu, a 6-foot-tall scroll painted she explains.
While at the market, I chat
chain that claims craftsman carved Meat-Shaped in 1467 by Shen Zhou. “I like ึྠඟϘί 2014 ϋఱ౤̈͡
᎜˜݆˥ੀ™dί਷࢕ࠪᆀᝂʫ
Ⴍj˜Ңซεᐝ༆Ңࡁٙ˖
to have invented Stone — yes, that’s its name to show people our Chinese with Jackson San-Lien Hsieh,
ணϞʱֳfவ࢕ʱֳஷ੬ɛˢ༰
ʷf™μෂબμ௰ࠠࠅٙː੻
፬dࡡ֛׵ 2021 ϋ˴፬வఙ
bubble tea, has a — out of a piece of banded paintings because they’re very, the convention host committee
ˇdה˸௃Ցவ༁ࣛʔѳ൯؎
branch inside the jasper, stained the rock various very special,” says Liang, whose chair and a past RI director and
ᐼഐႭj˜வග௹ي᎜݊ɓࢭ
ସึdШ͟׵อڿޥઋϾҷމ
භࣘf
National Concert shades of brown that mimic spouse, Kevin Wen-Ta Liao, is trustee. The hosts, he says, have
Hall that’s usually layers of meat and fat, and a past district governor and the had a lot of time to prepare for
less crowded created dimples on top to charter president of the Rotary the thousands of Rotary mem-
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than others, so resemble pork skin. The result Club of Taipei Min-Kuan. Liang bers expected to descend on the
pick up a drink looks like Dongpo pork, a became a volunteer guide at the city: Taipei’s convention team
while you’re braised pork belly dish. museum when she returned to first made its bid in 2014 and
there. While the amazingly realis- her native Taiwan after spending was supposed to host the event
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