The Science Museum in the UK is holding an exhibition called "Zimingzhong: Clockwork Treasures from China's Forbidden City". The exhibition features 23 clocks, mainly （collect）by three Qing emperors. The clocks aim to tell some （story）about the meaning of technology and skills, as well as the people and cultures appeared during this small window of trade between Britain and China.
"The Emperors and Zimingzhong" section of the exhibition reveals the important role played zimingzhong in early cultural exchanges. In the early 17th century, missionaries tried to please the Qing emperors by （send）them delicately made automatic devices.
In the middle section of the exhibition, a scale model of the Chinese water-powered "escapement" reveals that in year 1088, during the Song Dynasty, Su Song created the（world）first water-powered astronomical clock tower. In the 1960s, scholars rediscovered an ancient text about it. This （discover）challenges the long-held idea that mechanical clocks originated （entire）in Europe.
Zimingzhong initially （enter）China from Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. Following this year-long trade route, British businessmen, upon reaching the coastal areas of China, purchased sought-after goods, including silk, tea and porcelain.
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