Aurora Art Museum is located in the upper most floor of Aurora 21 building, in the city of Taipei. This place is filled with fine and artistic collections that boast a large number of ancient Chinese treasures which is a private collection of the couple Mr. & Mrs.Yung Tai Chen. Their collection that has been gathered over a period spanning the past 30 years featuring Jade, Buddhist statues, China, portrait, stones are exhibited in this museum. Other than these delicate treasures, the museum has conserved research references on the manufacturing process of these antiques. What is unique is that this art museum allows visitors to even touch the genuine material free of charge. You would find a number of Buddhist statues at the museum since Mr. and Mrs. Chen have a common interest in collecting Buddhist statues. The collection of Jade in the museum ranges from the Hongshan culture of the Neolithic Age all the way to the Han Dynasty. Jade artifacts which are of great national significance are exhibited here in the Aurora art museum. Also different animal figures, tableware shapes Chinese characters, miraculous beast and animals carved in jade too are on display at the museum.
As Mrs. Chen is very concerned about Buddhist relics, these valuable items are displayed in the protective sanctuary of the museum. The collections in the museum are priceless. The visitors have the freedom to enjoy the culture, arts and crafts of the past while taking good care of the exhibits. The collection which includes Chinese antiques, Buddha statues, jade and ceramic were bought from places all over the world from auctions such as Christies, Sotheby’s and Beijing Poly International Auction Co., China Guardian Auctions and Beijing Hanhai Auction Co.
This indeed is a place where one can enhance the knowledge of one’s history as it displays precious ancient implements to the public and visitors get the chance of studying and working close to these antiques in a quite environment. The premises are sure to provide any history buff a great experience and knowledge on Chinese and Buddhist History. If a traveler is in search of Shanghai Luxury Hotels, to stay at and explore the many tourist attractions in the region, The Peninsula Shanghai is a good choice to make regarding a Shanghai Hotel.
