Animation ：National Palace Museum Online School – Educational Animated Shorts

In partnership with the National Palace Museum, we produced three bite-sized animated films that you can watch and learn from online. Each short spotlights treasures on display at the Museum, weaving art and history into engaging stories:

• “Eternal Echoes of the Red Cliff Ode”

Journey through Su Shi’s famous poem Ode to the Red Cliffs and the calligraphic masterpieces that keep its spirit alive.

• “Abundance in Artifacts: Fish Through the Ages”

Follow the fish motif—symbol of prosperity—across ceramics, paintings, and jade works, and see how it evolved over centuries.

• “Women of the Palace Museum: A Pictorial Chronicle”

Meet the remarkable women immortalized in the Museum’s collections and discover their roles in shaping Chinese history.

Stream these shorts anytime to enjoy a virtual lesson that brings the Museum’s exhibits—and their stories—to life.

Picture Book：Stacking Wonders – The Hutoushan Archaeological Site, Taoyuan

Story by Huang Hui-Ling · Illustrations by Hsu Yu-Jung · English translation by Kuo Chih-Chen

Follow two curious children as they join their father on an expedition to one of Taiwan’s most important prehistoric digs—Hutoushan in Taoyuan. Through gentle storytelling and vivid artwork, the book:

• Introduces core concepts of archaeology in a way young readers can grasp

• Brings Taiwan’s deep past to life, showing how artefacts reveal ancient lifestyles

• Cultivates a sense of place, encouraging children to appreciate and care for the land beneath their feet

Ideal for classrooms and families alike, Stacking Wonders turns every page into a hands-on lesson in history, science, and local pride.

Picture Book：Adventures in Formosa

Edited by Lin Hui · Written by Kuo Chih-Chen · Illustrated by Yeh Ting-An

Created in partnership with the National Taiwan Library, this picture book draws its storyline from the Library’s rare manuscript An Account of Drifting to Taiwan’s Choplan Island in 1803 (享和三年癸亥漂流臺灣チョプラン島之記).

Through lively prose and evocative art, the book retells the true adventures of a young Japanese castaway who washed ashore in early-19th-century Taiwan, capturing his encounters and discoveries across the island. Ideal for readers of all ages, Adventures in Formosa opens a window onto Taiwan’s past while celebrating cross-cultural curiosity and resilience.