Taipei Palace Museum’s 'emperor tape' becomes a hit  

“朕知道了”霸气十足 台北故宫纸胶带两岸爆红

(ECNS) -- Adhesive tape covered in handwriting by a Qing Dynasty emperor, on sale at gift shops at Taipei's Palace Museum, has become a hit among people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

The rolls of tape are inscribed with the signature note often written by the Qing Dynasty emperor on the "memorial to the throne," which read: "zhen zhi dao le," or "I, the emperor, know it."

The words are a copy of authentic calligraphy written by Emperor Kangxi (1654-1722), the second ruler of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), according to an official at the museum on Thursday.

Netizens from Taiwan and the mainland have listed the product as a "must buy" souvenir, with some saying it encapsulates the "lordliness of an emperor."

A total of 800 sets of the tape were sold out within half an hour on its first day in early July. Another 1,800 sets in late July were also sold out within two hours.

The products are also available at the museum's online gift shop, so some people in the mainland are choosing to order the rolls of tape online.

Because the manufacturing requirements of the product are high, a new batch won't be on sale until late August at the earliest, according to an official at the museum.