Southern Branch of National Palace Museum is near HSR Chai-yi Station, requiring only 10 minutes of drive.
故宮南院離嘉義高鐵站很近，開車只要十分鐘。

You can effortlessly get there by riding a bicycle from the HSR. Prior to it's establishment, the land was initially a sugarcane field owned by Taisugar. Sugarcanes used to be the most significant cash crop in Taiwan during the early days.
你從高鐵站能騎自行車也不費力。在建設故宮南院前，它原本是台糖土地，用來種植甘蔗。甘蔗是早期台灣最重要的經濟作物。

You can still see large fields of sugarcane on your way to the museum. After coming from HSR Chai-yi Station, go to HSR Blvd and then go to Gu-gong Blvd.
到博物館路上，現在還是可以看到大片的蔗園。從嘉義高鐵站出來，走高鐵大道，再轉故宮大道。

Shortly after you get on Gu-gong Blvd, you'll notice a large black building on the right side behind some woods. That's the Southern Branch of National Palace Museum.
上故宮大道沒多久，你會看到右邊樹林後方，一棟黑色大建築。那就是故宮南院。

Driving toward it, you'll see the entrance to the south parking lot. You can opt to enter the north parking lot to your right side as well.
開車進去，你會看到南側停車場入口。在你右手邊。你也可以選擇從北側停車場進入。

The museum park is quite large, occupying more than 70 hectares though the actual building only takes up 3.6 hectares, which is much smaller than the 6 hectares it was initially planned for.
故宮院區非常大，佔地70多公頃，雖然實際博物館主體面積只有3.6公頃，比原來規劃設計的6公頃少很多。

The building architecture takes inspiration from the Chinese Brush Paintings.
建築靈感來自中國水墨畫技法風格。

The remaining 60 some hectares are designated as a parking area, landscape area and artificial lake. You can feel how spacious the entire park is by walking to the museum from either the north or south parking lot.
院區其餘60公頃設計做停車場，景觀園區和人工湖。你走路到博物館主體，不管從南側或北側停車場，都可以體會園區有多麼大。

They provide shuttle bus services to the museum at the entrance, but we recommend that you take the 15-to-20-minute walk to fully indulge in the scenic view of the artificial lake, and installations.
他們在入口有提供帶到博物館的接駁車，但我們建議利用這15到20分鐘的步行來好好欣賞一下湖面風光和裝置藝術。

The NPM (National Palace Museum), Taipei is one of the largest museums in the world and ranked as one of the top museums alongside British Museum, London and Louvre, Paris.
台北故宮是全世界最大的博物館之一，與倫敦大英博物館和巴黎羅浮宮，被列為世界頂極博物館之一。

The Southern Branch of NPM is positioned as a museum of Asian culture and arts.
故宮南院定位是亞洲藝術文化博物館。

It's somewhat akin to the Musee Louvre Lens, France. Local cultural characteristics, such as the evolution of Chai-yi, Tea Culture and Porcelain, are showcased here during the grand opening exhibition.
有點像法國羅浮宮朗斯分館。開幕展安排展現了當地的文化特色，例如嘉義發展史、茶文化和瓷器。

Despite the museum's large space compared to the NPM, Taipei, there are only 8 exhibit rooms.
這裡的展覽空間雖然大很多，但和台北故宮相比，展覽房間數卻只有8個。