The palace museums in the capital city of Beijing and the northeast China city of Shenyang have joined hands in restoring antique clocks from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

At Beijing's Palace Museum, it sometimes seems that time stands still, but the clocks keep ticking at a small workshop. This is where clock conservator Qi Haonan works.

Cartier is returning to Beijing’s Palace Museum next month with “Beyond Boundaries: Cartier and the Palace Museum,” an exhibition highlighting the relationship between the institutions that ...

This automaton musical clock, dating from about 1800 and damaged by flooding during Hurricane Katrina, has been restored and is on display at the New Orleans Museum of Art. (Photo from New Orleans ...

LONDON, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition opened at the Science Museum in London on Thursday, featuring 23 resplendent mechanical clocks, called zimingzhong, on loan from the Palace Museum in Beijing.

Emperor Qianlong’s rusted timepiece – repaired after one year – is one of 120 clocks and watches from The Palace Museum in Beijing on show in Hong Kong ...