Nandu News On December 16, in the exhibition hall of the entrepreneurship hall located in the Youth Entrepreneurship Valley of Hengqin and Macao, 150 watch treasures were sorted out according to the time vein, showing the development process of Chinese manufacturing in the field of watches and clocks. On the same day, the "Huaxia Core Legend - Antique Clocks and Watches Made in China Exhibition" opened in hengqin and Macao Youth Entrepreneurship Valley (hereinafter referred to as "Entrepreneurship Valley"), and the public can visit the exhibition for free.
150 antique clocks made in China are on display in Hengqin.
At the opening ceremony, Fang Rongyi, director of the Macao Clock Museum, said that the introduction and dissemination of mechanical clocks and watches is one of the important contents in the history of cultural exchanges between China and the West, and Macao, as the first stop of Western watch technology entering China, has a special and outstanding position in the history of Chinese watch culture. "Since the introduction of clocks and watches to China, it has not only changed the traditional Chinese way of timekeeping, but also been a messenger of cultural exchanges and dissemination between the East and the West."
Fang Rongyi said, "I hope that with this exhibition, with the Chinese watch culture as the carrier, we will enhance the cultural and historical exchanges and integration between Macao and the mainland, enhance social cohesion, promote interaction between the two places, and give full play to the role of Hengqin as a link between Guangdong and Macao." ”
Clocks exhibited in the exhibition.
Chen Xuekun, deputy general manager of Dahengqin Development Company, said that the Macao cultural tourism exhibition business and trade industry is one of the four major industries for the key development of the cooperation zone, and this exhibition is a useful attempt by Dahengqin Development Company to actively explore and jointly hold cross-border exhibitions with Macao enterprises, and is a good start for introducing Macao's excellent cultural and creative industries and enriching the content of Hengqin cultural tourism exhibitions, "Looking forward to more and more cultural and creative industries, creative talents, and cross-border exhibition forums coming to the cooperation zone to create a 'star' space for the development of cultural and creative industries with international influence!" ”
Written by: Nandu reporter Li Jieqiong