二百多年前,我國鐘錶製造業已發展到一定水平。故宮博物院鐘錶館中陳列有琳瑯滿目、絢麗多姿的數百件鐘錶,相當一部分是清代乾隆時期清宮造辦處以及揚州、廣州等地製造的。其中“彩漆描金樓閣式鐘”很引人矚目,富有情趣。清代皇帝大都喜歡鐘錶,尤其乾隆皇帝更為酷愛。在宮殿內的墙上有壁錶、桌上擺設各式座鐘,還有鏡錶、冠架錶、如意錶等等。就連帝后們乘坐的轎裏、馬鞍上也安設有鐘錶。各國使臣及顯宦經常進貢各式各樣中外鐘錶。清宮每年除通過粵海關向英、法、美、德、日和瑞士、意大利等國購進大批造型奇特的鐘錶外,還在宮內設有做鐘處,從廣州挑選造鐘能手, Two hundred years ago, China’s watch manufacturing industry has grown to a certain level. The Palace Museum Clock Museum displays an array of colorful and colorful pieces of watches and clocks, a considerable part of the Qing Dynasty Qianlong Qing Dynasty Office and the manufacture of Yangzhou, Guangzhou and other places. Among them, “Painted gold pavilion bell-style” is very eye-catching, full of fun. Most emperors of the Qing dynasty love watches, especially Emperor Qianlong is even more fond of them. Walls in the walls of the palace walls, tables, clocks placed on the table, as well as the mirror table, the crown frame table, wishful table and so on. Even the sedan sitting in the Empress, the saddle is also equipped with watches. Envoys and officials from various countries always pay tribute to various kinds of clocks both at home and abroad. In addition to purchasing a large number of peculiar clocks and watches from the Customs through the Guangdong Customs to Britain, France, the United States, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, Italy and other countries, Qing Palace also has its own clock office in Guangzhou,