Antique clocks from China's Palace Museum on exhibition in London-Xinhua

Antique clocks from China's Palace Museum on exhibition in London

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2024-02-02 15:51:26

People visit the exhibition "Zimingzhong: Clockwork Treasures from China's Forbidden City," in London, Britain, Feb. 1, 2024. An exhibition opened at the Science Museum in London on Thursday, featuring 23 resplendent mechanical clocks, called zimingzhong, on loan from the Palace Museum in Beijing. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

A man visits the exhibition "Zimingzhong: Clockwork Treasures from China's Forbidden City," in London, Britain, Feb. 1, 2024. An exhibition opened at the Science Museum in London on Thursday, featuring 23 resplendent mechanical clocks, called zimingzhong, on loan from the Palace Museum in Beijing. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

A man visits the exhibition "Zimingzhong: Clockwork Treasures from China's Forbidden City," in London, Britain, Feb. 1, 2024. An exhibition opened at the Science Museum in London on Thursday, featuring 23 resplendent mechanical clocks, called zimingzhong, on loan from the Palace Museum in Beijing. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

A man visits the exhibition "Zimingzhong: Clockwork Treasures from China's Forbidden City," in London, Britain, Feb. 1, 2024. An exhibition opened at the Science Museum in London on Thursday, featuring 23 resplendent mechanical clocks, called zimingzhong, on loan from the Palace Museum in Beijing. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

A man visits the exhibition "Zimingzhong: Clockwork Treasures from China's Forbidden City," in London, Britain, Feb. 1, 2024. An exhibition opened at the Science Museum in London on Thursday, featuring 23 resplendent mechanical clocks, called zimingzhong, on loan from the Palace Museum in Beijing. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

A woman visits the exhibition "Zimingzhong: Clockwork Treasures from China's Forbidden City," in London, Britain, Feb. 1, 2024. An exhibition opened at the Science Museum in London on Thursday, featuring 23 resplendent mechanical clocks, called zimingzhong, on loan from the Palace Museum in Beijing. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

A man visits the exhibition "Zimingzhong: Clockwork Treasures from China's Forbidden City," in London, Britain, Feb. 1, 2024. An exhibition opened at the Science Museum in London on Thursday, featuring 23 resplendent mechanical clocks, called zimingzhong, on loan from the Palace Museum in Beijing. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

People visit the exhibition "Zimingzhong: Clockwork Treasures from China's Forbidden City," in London, Britain, Feb. 1, 2024. An exhibition opened at the Science Museum in London on Thursday, featuring 23 resplendent mechanical clocks, called zimingzhong, on loan from the Palace Museum in Beijing. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

People visit the exhibition "Zimingzhong: Clockwork Treasures from China's Forbidden City," in London, Britain, Feb. 1, 2024. An exhibition opened at the Science Museum in London on Thursday, featuring 23 resplendent mechanical clocks, called zimingzhong, on loan from the Palace Museum in Beijing. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

Ian Blatchford, director and chief executive of the Science Museum Group, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the exhibition "Zimingzhong: Clockwork Treasures from China's Forbidden City," in London, Britain, Feb. 1, 2024. An exhibition opened at the Science Museum in London on Thursday, featuring 23 resplendent mechanical clocks, called zimingzhong, on loan from the Palace Museum in Beijing. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

People visit the exhibition "Zimingzhong: Clockwork Treasures from China's Forbidden City," in London, Britain, Feb. 1, 2024. An exhibition opened at the Science Museum in London on Thursday, featuring 23 resplendent mechanical clocks, called zimingzhong, on loan from the Palace Museum in Beijing. (Xinhua/Li Ying)