if relics could talk

Clocks and watches are very special collections in the Palace Museum. The emperors of the Qing Dynasty loved clocks and watches. The three generations of emperors from Shunkang and Qianlong were more fond of watches than one generation.

The restoration technique of clocks and watches is also the only intangible cultural heritage that has been extended in the Forbidden City without faults.

The writer's clock selected by Tao Le was an imperial object of the Qing Dynasty and is now in the Palace Museum.The bell shape is a copper-plated four-story pavilion.In the circular pavilion on the top floor, [1] there are two people holding a cylinder in their hands to make a dance. After starting, the two turn around to distance themselves, and the cylinder is displayed as a banner, with the words "Longevity without borders" written on it.

On the second floor, there is a bell ringer who beats the bell and plays music after the 3, 6, 9, and 12 o'clock are reported.The third layer is the timing part of the clock.The bottom layer is the writing robot, which is the most exciting, novel, and most complicated part of the clock. It is not connected with the timing part. It is a set of independent mechanical settings, which can be demonstrated only by winding and starting.

In 2011, when a Swiss watch brand held an exhibition in the mainland, it brought the writing clock made by the [-]th-century watch master Jacques and his son. Because of a breakdown during transportation, the mainspring broke, and finally invited it to the Palace Museum. Mr. Wang Jin, who was in danger, was ordered to carry out the restoration.

Tao Le was already nervous when he heard this story.

Back then, Mr. Wang Jin used No. 0.5 fishing line instead of the mainspring. With the help of the cosine force, it could play the role of a mainspring, allowing the writer to start writing. However, the repair of the airbag actually used the strong toughness of the Republic of China banknotes.

"Actually, as time goes on, watch restorers will have a broader horizon," Kong Xing said calmly, "Constantly communicating with foreign watchmakers, watch restorers, and watch history researchers, it seems like a simple task. Restoration, actually the frame of reference and the body of knowledge is completely different from what it used to be.”

Tao Le was in the restoration room that day, following Qin Yi's camera, he witnessed the process of Kong Xing leading his apprentice.

Kong Xing's little apprentice has been here for more than a year, and in the first year, he must only use non-cultural relics for practice.

There is a small desk clock in each department of the restoration room to tell the time. When it is broken, it will be repaired when it is broken. If there is too much dismantling and reinstallation, you will know which part is next to which part. one time.

The little apprentice can now start to get in touch with cultural relics, but it is relatively simple.

"I'm basically looking for problems after dismantling, to see why it doesn't go away, whether it's the gear gap wear is relatively large, or the gear has curved teeth or curved points, and if there is a big job, follow along and help."

Xiaobai outside the camera asked: "Then how far have you worked, do you need to take the initiative to report?"

"Master came early, strolled around, saw the things on the table and knew how far it was, and would assign new work around the same time."

Kong Xing also smiled: "They are all colleagues, you can tell."

The little apprentice wanted to go back to study disassembly and assembly after get off work, so he refused to go to dinner with them, Kong Xing said: "Let him go, now is the time to go to the top, if you don't let him figure it out, you won't be able to eat." .”

They are all people who have been here and can understand.

Tao Le wanted to choose the writer's clock at the beginning, mainly because he didn't know much about clocks and clocks. He only knew that the writer's clock was popular.

But as soon as he talked to Kong Xing, he told Tao Le: "The Writer's Clock is a masterpiece in the collection of the Forbidden City. I suggest you watch more documentaries. It is best to go to the Palace Museum to see the exhibits before writing the script."

Tao Le was not very sure at first, but when Kong Xing reminded him, he immediately said humbly: "I just don't know for sure, and I don't know how to make materials, but since I want to let cultural relics speak, I must have clocks and watches. Let’s ask Uncle Kong first.”

"You are a child who is willing to work hard, but occasionally you don't know the right direction."

After a meal, the elders were all praising Tao Le. After the meal, Kong Xing and Lao Tao made an appointment to play ball, and Aunt Liao also asked Jiang Youmei to help her correct her dancing posture.

Tao Le and Qin Yi sent Jiang Zhaohe back together.

Jiang Zhaohe asked: "When does Xiao Ba plan to go to the Forbidden City?"

"The current creation progress is not fast. I don't want to delay too long. Since I am going, hurry up. It should start in two days."

"Xiao Qin has to continue to follow the repair room. I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you this time, right?"

Qin Yi said: "Although I really want to, I can't give up my job."

Jiang Zhaohe smiled proudly and said, "Then this time Grandpa will accompany you."

The old man has also worked in restoration work all his life, and he always knows a little about many cultural relics even if they are not the areas he is good at restoring.

Tao Le suddenly became happy: "That's really great!"

Jiang Zhaohe didn't like flying, so Tao Le booked a high-speed rail ticket together. Although it was a bit hard to sit for more than six hours, she could ask Jiang Zhaohe more about the cultural relics he knew along the way.

"You have seen a lot since you were a child, but you have to do your homework alone if you really choose a certain cultural relic to tell a story."

In fact, Jiang Zhaohe was also a little curious about what Tao Le was doing. He sat inside, leaning against the window, looked at the scenery outside the window, and then turned his head back.

At this time, Tao Le just came back with hot water for him.

"Actually, Grandpa has never figured out what you are doing now," Jiang Zhaohe said. "It's different from your mother's performance. No one dances."

"Actually, it's like acting in a movie. It's just a live performance, and there is no chance to do it again," Tao Le explained in various ways. It’s a cultural relic, and the actors don’t have to dance.”

"The last time I went to see it, your story is not finished yet, but in fact it will never be finished."

Jiang Zhaohe doesn't know much about stage plays, but he has watched Jiang Youmei's ballets countless times, and the plots all end in the last scene, which is a complete story that can end.

He also knew that Tao Le's last performance was only an internal evaluation, and he only performed the first part, but for 5000 years, the Central Plains has a vast territory, and new tombs are constantly being discovered.

Cultural relics are still emerging. Even if we only count the existing ones, these stories about cultural relics are endless.

"How are you going to finish this story?"

Jiang is still old and hot, and Jiang Zhaohe explained Tao Le's most troublesome part of his creation now, and he has also begun to enter the bottleneck period.

Tao Le said with some headaches: "This is the part I'm still stuck on, because we have cooperated with Li Yiming's company and used holographic projection technology to make the cultural relics three-dimensional, so that no matter how many audiences in the back row We can only see the standing cultural relics and the cultural relics that can speak with the naked eye, and we still want to make various animation effects to interact with the audience, but the specific method, I don’t seem to think that the connection is particularly good.”

"But this is a very important part," Jiang Zhaohe said slowly, "otherwise, no matter how well the story of the unit is performed, the whole story line will be fragmented, just like when we restore cultural relics, if we only know how to do one of the procedures, They're not going to be restored in a way that they can be exhibited after all."

"yes……"

"One more thing." Jiang Zhaohe's tone suddenly became serious.

Tao Le sat up nervously: "Grandpa, tell me."

Jiang Zhaohe said: "I want to eat roast duck, the most authentic kind, I can't tell your mother."

Tao Le let out a "puchi" laugh: "I thought what were you going to say, why did you suddenly look like my dad? I'm greedy and I'm afraid my mother will find out!"