Among the hundreds of thousands of precious artifacts housed in Taiwan’s National Palace Museum, perhaps the most famous is a small cabbage, exquisitely carved out of jade. Every day it attracts lines of people who marvel at its uncanny resemblance to the real vegetable it’s modeled after. Celebrating its centennial this year, the museum houses a renowned collection of Imperial Chinese objects, protected by ultra-secure vaults and tunnels. CNN's Will Ripley explains.
Among the hundreds of thousands of precious artifacts housed in Taiwan’s National Palace Museum, perhaps the most famous is a small cabbage, exquisitely carved out of jade. Every day it attracts lines of people who marvel at its uncanny resemblance to the real vegetable it’s modeled after. Celebrating its centennial this year, the museum houses a renowned collection of Imperial Chinese objects, protected by ultra-secure vaults and tunnels. CNN's Will Ripley explains.
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