Telling Stories Of Emperors And Clocks In The Past Dynasties

< p > perhaps people will be misled by the closed door policy during the Qing Dynasty. China has been crowding out western civilization.

However, as long as we return to history, it is not difficult to find that when the Western civilization knocks on the door of the Heavenly Kingdom, the emperors of all dynasties became the pioneers who first came into contact with the a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" and the western culture /a.

Now, Xiaobian tells you the story of emperor and clockwork.

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< p > in 1602 ad, a special guest was greeted in the imperial palace of Emperor Wanli of Beijing in the Ming Dynasty. He was the famous Italy missionary, Matteo Ricci.

When Matteo Ricci came to see the emperor, he brought two courtesy gifts: one big, one small, two bell.

Emperor Wanli saw that he was ecstatic, and praised him as a creature.

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< p > > according to reason, what has the emperor never seen before? What treasure has not been played? There are many gold and silver jadeware and emerald agate pearls in the palace, but why is this emperor alone to two a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" and "love /a" so deep? Matteo Ricci knows this well, knows that the emperor has seen any treasure, and will offer rare things to win the favor of the emperor.

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< p > after the establishment of the Great Qing Dynasty, the Royal interest in clocks increased.

Foreigners at that time saw this point and tried their best to use their brains on the clock: the sun, moon, stars, horses and horses, flowers, birds, insects, fish and so on.

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< p > what is so great is that it can turn the sun, moon and stars into clockwork and move the horses and horses.

How can the emperor hold back such a novelty? < /p >

< p > this attracted the emperor of Shunzhi, who was extremely fond of playing and playing, calling it "never seen before, unheard of"; while Kangxi was fond of clocks and watches besides playing and playing, he was more diligent and eager to learn western technology.

Kangxi collectors clocks not just for fun.

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"P" the most crazy, the number of Emperor Qianlong.

He has spared no effort to collect all kinds of strange clock and different watches, and has repeatedly targeted Guangdong customs officials to allow them to pay large sums of money to buy Western watches and clocks, and personally commanded them in the palace, so that the collection and production of clocks reached the climax of the Qing Dynasty.

During the Qianlong Dynasty, there were many instructions to purchase, manufacture and pform clocks and watches.

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< p > according to Qianlong tributary archives, twenty-two years (1757) of Qianlong, Li Yongbiao, general manager of Guangdong Customs, and General Li shigyao of Guangzhou, tribute to the "glass chimera", a gold plated ocean view Pavilion.

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< p > Qian Longdi saw the tribute, and said: "this golden gilded table Pavilion is very good. It is so good to find a few more pieces.

If you can find it, you can come to duyang Gong.

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< p > Emperor Qianlong likes the mood of the ocean bell very urgently. Therefore, when Li Shiyao fails to pay tribute to duyang, he and other people, according to the way of special purpose, they offer "Thirteen big and small bell rings and a golden clock".

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< p > Qianlong's concern and admiration has naturally promoted the development of watch making. The watchmaker has designed and improved many interesting functions for clocks and watches, such as changing words, music birds, moving puppets, water laws, boats, flowers and bowls.

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In order to satisfy the Emperor Qianlong's preference, the officials from all over the coast also bought the rare high-grade a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" > Western watch "/a", competing for tribute to the emperor. < p >

This enabled Qianlong to become the largest clocks and watches in the world at that time.

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