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More than 200,000 netizens urged change! The "time" in the Forbidden City was fixed by them...

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"Forbidden City Clock Restorer" industry

It has also attracted renewed attention

More than 200,000 netizens urged change! The "time" in the Forbidden City was fixed by them...

It is understood that

The technique of watch restoration is in the Forbidden City

The only one that has no uninterrupted inheritance

Intangible cultural heritage.

In 2016,

After the broadcast of the documentary "I Repair Cultural Relics in the Forbidden City",

Clock restorer Wang Jin

It is concerned by more and more netizens,

At that time, he and his apprentice Qi Haonan

He is the only two watch restorers in the Forbidden City.

How to make the charm of court clocks

Accelerate the "out of the circle" to become a young generation of Qi Haonan

Always thinking about the problem.

More than 200,000 netizens urged change! The "time" in the Forbidden City was fixed by them...

More than 2 years ago,

Qi Haonan began to show on Douyin,

Popular science ancient clock knowledge.

Even children in remote areas, he said,

"There is also the right to see" traditional craftsmanship.

And qi Haonan released nearly 800 videos,

It's also making his ideas come true slowly,

There are also more than 200,000 netizens "online urging"

More than 200,000 netizens urged change! The "time" in the Forbidden City was fixed by them...
More than 200,000 netizens urged change! The "time" in the Forbidden City was fixed by them...

How unpopular is the watch repair industry?

He used to be the only one who signed up

Qi Haonan, born in 1981

Graduated from college to catch up with the Forbidden City admissions,

When I went to the Forbidden City to work very unpopular,

The watch repair industry is also unpopular,

He was the only one who signed up for the Watch Department.

In August 2005, Qi Haonan officially went to work.

Wang Jin became his master.

For many years afterwards,

The watch department has always been only wang jin and Qi Haonan.

More than 200,000 netizens urged change! The "time" in the Forbidden City was fixed by them...

Many of the clocks and watches of the Forbidden City come from abroad,

Most of them are orphans or pairs.

In addition to the time-travel system,

Also has a performance function,

And the restorer's job is

To restore both functions of the clock at the same time

- Accurate and normal performance when walking.

Qi Haonan was the most impressed and most accomplished

He independently repaired the first clock.

It was a French wind wheel barometer clock,

The appearance of the wind wheels has been severely deformed.

Qi Haonan spent about a month to repair,

When you see the clock automatically go,

Qi Haonan was very excited and still remembers it.

More than 200,000 netizens urged change! The "time" in the Forbidden City was fixed by them...

More than ten years like a day

The apprentice also became the master

More than ten years of clock repair work,

Qi Haonan also thought about giving up.

But as Wang Jin's only apprentice at that time,

Qi Haonan and the master have a deep affection,

I felt reluctant again, and finally stayed.

"Because there's no one after me."

After the documentary "I Repair Cultural Relics in the Forbidden City" was fired,

Many young people learn about the watch restorer industry.

In 2017, Wang Jin took in two apprentices;

In 2018, Qi Haonan also accepted two apprentices.

The Forbidden City Clock Restoration Studio suddenly became lively,

Now there are 7 restorers.

More than 200,000 netizens urged change! The "time" in the Forbidden City was fixed by them...

In 2021, Wang Jin was rehired after retirement.

Qi Haonan, who had followed him for 16 years

As a fourth-generation watch restorer,

Start taking care of all the things in the watch group.

Qi Haonan found,

This generation of restorers is different from before.

They are no longer limited to traditional restoration,

But on the basis of repair,

Everyone will combine professional expertise,

There are different research directions.

In the process of teaching apprentices the craft,

Qi Haonan felt it more and more

The responsibility of inheritance on one's own shoulders.

More than 200,000 netizens urged change! The "time" in the Forbidden City was fixed by them...

Pass on a century-old craft

He wanted them to be "seen."

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Qi Haonan's workload was obviously more than before.

Because in addition to repairing the clocks yourself,

He also wants to popularize the knowledge of ancient clocks and watches,

Let more people like clocks and watches and pass on their craftsmanship.

There are more than 1,500 clocks and watches in the Forbidden City.

Wang Jin has only repaired more than 300 pieces from the age of 16 to now,

Qi Haonan repaired more than 100 pieces.

Ancient clock restoration techniques

It has been included in the national representative inheritance project.

"We were able to repair in the process

Feel the complexity of the watch structure,

The magic of the performance function,

But others don't know. ”

Qi Haonan said.

In 2019,

Qi Haonan opened an account on Douyin

"Ancient Clock Restorer of the Forbidden City",

In the nearly 800 dynamic videos released,

Most of them are moving cultural relics clocks,

Not only the Forbidden City,

There are other collections.

Qi Haonan believes that cultural relics are

Cultural property belonging to the people of the whole country,

Everyone has a right to appreciate it.

He also turned it in on TikTok

Many friends who really like clocks and watches,

Also with the domestic watch factory and

Establish contacts with watch museums internationally,

Enrich your knowledge of watch repair.

In the past two years,

The Forbidden City clock restorers followed

Some local museums have established joint restoration rooms,

Shooting of restored documentary images,

For example, "I repaired the clock at the summer resort".

They also wrote a book about their experience in repairing clocks and watches.

Four copies have been published so far.

More than 200,000 netizens urged change! The "time" in the Forbidden City was fixed by them...
More than 200,000 netizens urged change! The "time" in the Forbidden City was fixed by them...

On the road of ancient clock repair,

Qi Haonan has been there

Go on firmly.

More than 200,000 netizens urged change! The "time" in the Forbidden City was fixed by them...

Skillfully repair orphan products,

Ingenuity protects vicissitudes.

Hope for a hundred years of craftsmanship

It can continue to shine in the waves of the times!

Source: China Youth Daily

Editor-in-charge: Jiang Yujun

Review: Wang Longlong

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