The Forbidden City in Beijing, China has a large collection of precious cultural relics. According to statistics, there are 1,862690 pieces in total, accounting for 1/6 of the total number of cultural relics in China.
Some palaces of the Forbidden City have set up comprehensive history and art museums, painting galleries, ceramics galleries, bronze museums, craft galleries, treasure galleries, clocks and watches galleries, etc. They have a large collection of ancient art treasures and are the museum with the richest collection of cultural relics in China.
The Timepieces Gallery has a collection of more than 1,500 Chinese and foreign clocks and watches. Foreign clocks and watches include exquisite products produced in Britain, France, Switzerland, the United States, and Japan, reflecting the highest level of the world's watch manufacturing industry from the 18th century to the beginning of the 20th century.
Tickets for the Treasure Gallery and the Timepieces Gallery need to be purchased separately, a total of 20 yuan. No additional tickets are required for the Calligraphy and Painting Gallery.
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