Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum (NPM Southern Branch)
Interactive guide map of Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum (NPM Southern Branch): 13 restrooms, 8 parking lots, 2 nursing rooms and 24 spots. Open it on your phone to see where you are in the park.
Spots at NPM Southern Branch
- AArt HillArt Hill is the highest viewpoint in the National Palace Museum Southern Branch museum grounds, and after sunset it regularly projects dynamic laser light, marking this cultural landmark in the night sky over the Chia-nan Plain.
- BWaterfront StageWaterfront Stage is one of the excellent viewpoint spots within the National Palace Museum Southern Branch museum grounds.
- CWaterscape GardenWaterscape Garden is one of the landscape areas planned along the museum path of the National Palace Museum Southern Branch, and following the terrain's undulations it includes water features, a pavilion, and a trail.
- DRound PlazaRound Plaza is located at the Entrance at the southern end of the National Palace Museum Southern Branch, and within the plaza maps of the maritime and overland Silk Roads are displayed, showing the locations of Eurasian trade hub cities and the positions of the museum's southern and northern branches.
- EDai-chien Stone GardenDai-chien Stone Garden is one of the outdoor artist installations at the National Palace Museum Southern Branch, and it is reportedly a massive stone engraved with a handwritten inscription by Zhang Daqian.
- FSouthern Breeze PlazaSouthern Breeze Plaza includes a parent-child interactive recreation area, and the White Conch Sand Bay sandbox is named after the right-handed white conch motif from the early Qianlong period, featuring a surface of milky quartz sand.
- GScenic Viewing DeckScenic Viewing Deck is one of the excellent viewpoint spots within the National Palace Museum Southern Branch museum grounds.
- HTropical GardenTropical Garden is one of the landscape areas planned along the museum path of the National Palace Museum Southern Branch, and following the terrain's undulations it includes water features, a pavilion, and a trail.
- IArt Theater
- JConstructed Wetland
- KFestival GardenFestival Garden is one of the landscape areas planned along the museum path of the Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum, and the north side entrance route passes through here. The garden features the public artwork "Jiangu Shuojin - Fanhua Sijin" (Blossoms in Profusion).
- LBald Cypress Pathway
- N. Side Entrance
- North Entrance
- Lanyue BridgeIt is a scenic pedestrian bridge designed by architect Liao Wei-li, with a total length of 80 meters, spanning from the north side parking lot across Jhihde Lake, connecting to the N. Side Entrance of the museum, construction started in 2021 and was completed in 2023.
- Jhihde LakeThe north half of the central artificial lake in the park serves as an ecological detention basin, with water levels ranging from about 5.65 to 7.85 meters, and it is connected to Jhihshan Lake on the south side by a cascading waterfall.
- Jhihjheng BridgeLocated between Jhihshan Lake and Jhihde Lake, when flooding occurs, the water level difference across the Jhihjheng Bridge dam causes water from Jhihshan Lake to overflow into Jhihde Lake, adjusting the water levels of the two lakes.
- Museum 1The main museum building of the South Campus, designed by architect Yao Renxi, is based on three ink-painting techniques-'dense ink', 'flying white', and 'rendering'-and is formed by the interweaving of the solid mass 'Mo Yin Lou' and the void mass 'Fei Bai Guan'.
- E. Side Entrance (Unopened)
- Jhihshan LakeThe south half of the central artificial lake in the park is a landscape lake with a stable water surface, with a typical water level of about 10.3 meters; Jhihmei Bridge spans across the lake.
- Museum 2 (Under Construction)Museum 2 (Under Construction) is planned as a national treasure artifact restoration and exhibition hall in the South Campus, located on the west side of the museum, and includes a visible restoration studio and storage, a digital exhibition hall, and a large exhibition hall with a 7-meter high ceiling.
- Jhihmei BridgeIt is a scenic bridge spanning Jhihshan Lake and serves as the main route from the S. Side Entrance to the museum, with a total length of 141.74 meters, and its shape is derived from cursive script in calligraphy.
- S. Side Entrance
- South Entrance
Restrooms at NPM Southern Branch (13)
- Near E. Side Entrance (Unopened) ×2
- Near Jhihmei Bridge
- Near South Entrance ×3
- Near S. Side Entrance ×2
- 5 more
Places To Eat at NPM Southern Branch (2)
- Near Museum 2 (Under Construction)
- 1 more
Nursing Rooms at NPM Southern Branch (2)
- Near South Entrance
- 1 more
Shuttle Stops at NPM Southern Branch (6)
- Sugar Train Station
- Near South Entrance
- 4 more
Help Desks at NPM Southern Branch (1)
- Visitor Center
Parking at NPM Southern Branch (8)
- Near North Entrance ×2
- Near South Entrance
- 5 more