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2025-09-03Origin of Clock
Ancient timing toolsIn ancient times, sundials (relying on sunlight), water clocks (ancient Egypt/China), and hourglass (China) were mainly used for timekeeping. These tools were greatly limited by the environment and had limited accuracy.The birth of mechanical clocksIn the 13th century, large mechanical clocks began to be installed in European churches, driven by gear systems, but with low accuracy (up to half an hour of daily error). In the 16th century, Huygens invented the pendulum clock, which used the principle of pendulum to reduce the error to a few seconds per day, marking the practi
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2025-09-03Inventory of World Famous Bell Towers
Xi'an Bell TowerThe Xi'an Bell Tower is one of the main topics of discussion on Weibo. Built in the 17th year of the Hongwu reign of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang (1384 AD), the Xi'an Bell Tower is located at the intersection of four major streets in the central city of Xi'an, east, west, north, and south. It is the largest and most well preserved bell tower among many ancient Chinese relics. The clock tower is built on a square base, with a brick and wood structure, a three story eave structure, and a four cornered roof. It has a total height of 36 meters, a base height of 8.6 mete
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2025-09-03The Treasure of Ancient Bell Watches - Guangzhong
China's connection with clocks dates back to the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, when Matteo Ricci used Western self ringing clocks as a "door opener" to gain entry into China and settled in Zhaoqing. Later, he presented two self ringing bells to Emperor Wanli and obtained permission to stay in China. The emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties were particularly fond of Western self ringing clocks, so the Palace Museum still has more than 2200 Western clocks preserved to this day. Many people think that antique clocks are all imported, but this is a misconception. In fact, the
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2025-09-03The floor clock becomes a fashionable home decor
Rich people buy watches, while wealthy people hide clocks.Nowadays, people's taste for home decoration is constantly improving, and the previously highly practical home clock has also become a decorative item. Floor clocks have always been high-end consumer goods for home use. In the past, we often saw the figures of elegant and traditional floor clocks in the halls of high society or cultural historians in movies and novels. So, in people's minds, the floor clock has become a symbol of wealth and status; A symbol of elegance!In order to meet various needs of society, the shapes and co
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