The writing on this tag has faded over time and is now indistinguishable to the naked eye. Its traces can only be made out under infra-red light. The tag explains that the attached bag(now lost) contains both private and official clothing for a frontier guardsman from Huai-yang. After these clothes were placed in the bag it was closed with a rope that also secured this tag. ...

There are many imaginary animals in the artistic work of Tang Dynasty, the most famous of which is this Tri-color Double-horn Chimera. Generally, these imaginary animals come with bearded human face and single horn; their bodies are like animal and have wings. ...

In general terms, these plants are planted based on needs for daily life. To the people, foodstuff is all-important. In order to produce enough food ......

Legend has it that the Official of Heaven bestows blessings; the Official of Earth absolves crimes; and the Official of Water removes misfortunes. The three Officials of Heaven, Earth, and Water together are called “The Three Emperor-Officials” or “Lords of Three Spheres.” .....

Kao Ye-Jung, born in Jiangsu of China, graduated in 1959 from Pingtung Teacher’s College (nowadays Pingtung University of Education). Before his retirement, he was a professor of fine arts at Pingtung Teacher's College for more than 40 years.

The three-spined Cavoline (Diacria trispinosa) has a flattened shell that is open at the front. The sides flare forward to a tip like the wings of a spaceship. Towards the rear is a long and slim blunt tail that looks like a spaceship tailfin with a light on the end. ......

There is one type specimen of Silphidae at the TARI. However, its academic value is meaningful. ......

Obtained in the Institute of History and Philologys 13th excavation in 1936, it is an oracle bone belonging to the first period of the time of Wu Ding. Only the upper half part of this tortoise plastron remains, its surface smooth and level. ...

Fude Zhengshen is the Earth God of Wealth and Merit. The worship of Earth God dated back to ancient times and originated in the fear and respect of nature. The Land God originally worshipped is not quite the same as today’s Earth God. .....

After bad weather dispersed a group of Dutch ships searching for a new route to the East Indies, one of the vessels, De Liefde, drifted into Wengo Suido in Japan in June 1600. On board was the expeditions chief navigator, an Englishman named William Adams. Adams soon became an advisor to Shogun Tokugawa, .....