After the collection was shipped to Taiwan, it was placed in temporary storage in the town of Beigou, Taichung County. A six-room display facility covering some 2,000 square feet was built there in 1957, but it remained exceedingly difficult for most people to get in for a look.
故宮遷台文物暫存台中北溝期間，雖於 1957 年蓋起了 6 間共 600 平方公尺的陳列室，但多數台灣民眾仍難一窺國寶的光華。