Century clock on the sun under the moon is what it means

Century clock clock 40 meters high, 14.6 meters in diameter, the base area of 74.4 square meters, weighing more than 170 tons, the minute plate, pendulum and the base of the three parts of the body metal, light and color. Pendulum up and down, the sun and the moon reflect. The clock disk is surrounded by stars, blending the East and the West, and the heaven and man are one. Classical and modern in one, implying the continuation of time and space, the time is not waiting.

The bell is topped with the "sun" and hung with the "moon", and the pendulum is in the shape of S, which is based on the shape of the Tai Chi division line, symbolizing the alternation of yin and yang, and the beginning and the end of each other. The heavy wrought copper base is covered with large and small gears and chains and huge screws, rivets and the old Jiefang Bridge against each other, simple and elegant, telling people that China's modern industry began here.

The sun's rays and the moon's halo are both rotating at a constant speed of 3 revolutions per minute, with an adjustable speed, implying that Tianjin is the gateway to China, condensing a small universe, together with the running of the clock, which gives a sense of motion and strong vitality, raising the solidified sculpture to a dynamic one.

Additionally, the sun and the moon are all made of stainless steel, the face of the sun is covered with pure gold foil, the surface of the moon is covered with pure silver foil, and the satellites next to the moon are also covered with pure gold foil.

The clock dial is surrounded by reliefs of the 12 constellations, and the images are based on the most original stories. Aries is placed in the top 12 o'clock part because sheep represents good luck in China; Libra is placed in the bottom 6 o'clock part because scale represents fairness. All of these reflect the idea of blending foreign culture with local culture in the arrangement.

Appearance

The quartz clock dial covers an area of 156 square meters, and on the inner ring with a diameter of about 8 meters, the core of the dial and the hands are made of flower-blocked skeleton, and the outer ring with a diameter of about 14 meters is inlaid with twelve bronze reliefs of a diameter of 2.6 meters between the outer ring and the inner ring with the pattern of the twelve constellations. Dial side for a huge pendulum shape, on top of the "sun", hanging below the "moon". The pendulum is in the shape of an S, which is taken from the shape of the Tai Chi division line, symbolizing the alternation of yin and yang, and the beginning and end of each other. The heavy wrought copper base is covered with large and small gears and chains and huge screws, rivets and the old Jiefang Bridge against each other, simple and elegant, telling people that China's modern industry began here.