СТАРИННЫЕ АВТОМАТОНЫ И ЧАСЫ из Императорской коллекции в Пекине
Это автоматон-часы 18 века из коллекции китайского императора,реально пишет стихи.
This is a closeup of what is actually an elaborate 18th century clock in the Imperial collection. The clock has a little robot in it that actually can write on a piece of paper -- and it was made over 200 years ago!
This clock will write out characters on paper when it strikes. Cool.
writing automaton clock, inside the hall of clocks and watches, forbidden city, beijing, china. it wrote tiny chinese poems.
This is the writing produced by the robot clock. Not bad!
Antique clock with automaton 2, Forbidden City, Beijing, China
peach-holding lady clock, inside the hall of clocks and watches, forbidden city, beijing, china.
fanning lady-clock, inside the hall of clocks and watches, forbidden city, beijing, china.
Antique clock with automaton
Antique clock with automaton
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At the Forbidden City
Hall of Clocks
Antique birdcage clock, Forbidden City, Beijing, China.
Antique steamship clock, Forbidden City, Beijing, China
Antique balloon clock, Forbidden City, Beijing, China.
Antique rhino clock, Forbidden City, Beijing, China
Antique rhino clock
Antique floral clock
Antique tropical island clock
Antique elephants clock
elephant clock, inside the hall of clocks and watches, forbidden city, beijing, china.
Cicada clock, Forbidden City, Beijing
Sunflower clock
Fancy clock
ancient clock in the Forbidden City. Beijing
Moon Clock
Antique birdcage clock
Ramp Clock In the Forbidden City Clock Museum, Beijing, is this very cool clock you "wind" by picking it up and moving it up the ramp. It's powered by rolling down the ramp.
Forbidden City Jade Clock
Forbidden City Solar Clock
Inside the Hall of Clocks. The display for this sundial (many of which were set up around the City) featured a line of spotlights ranked to give different time readings.
Inside the Hall of Clocks. Detail from a celestial clock
In the lead-up to the Opium Wars, the British refused to trade with the Chinese for silver. Instead they presented them with these incredibly elaborate clocks.
elephant clock
Water clock
ФОТОРЕПОРТАЖ:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/quentinsf/sets/72157600330430827/И МНОГО ФОТО Forbidden City :
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Forbidden%20City&w=allА еще про старинные автоматоны по тэгу или
http://marinni.livejournal.com/tag/%D0%90%D0%92%D0%A2%D0%9E%D0%9C%D0%90%D0%A2%D0%9E%D0%9D%D0%AB