Forbidden City Continued

As I was saying....

There are many museums inside which show various things from inside the palace. My favorite by far was the Emperor's Clock Collection. There were so many interesting clocks on display. Many were made in China, while a lot were given as presents from Europe (England, France and Switzerland). The clocks were absolutely amazing! My favourite was a golden elephant about a metre tall. This elephant was dragging a chariot which held the clock. Once wound up, the entire elephant (which had wheels) would turn around in circles while pulling the chariot behind. The elephant also moved its trunk and eyes from side to side!!!

Another great clock was one which had a European man holding a quill. Each hour he writes something in Chinese on a piece of paper in front of him. The strokes from his quill are absolutely perfect! In addition, there was a jewellery museum. This was quite different to Indian jewellery and consisted mainly of jade, quartz and other stones (as opposed to the gold, silver and diamonds of India).

In additon, there were also many gardens inside the city.