Silo of Time

The 11th China Internation Garden Flower Expo of Jiangsu Province was opened on April 16, 2021 in Jiangning District, Nanjing. It covers an area of about 345 hectares. The construction of the Expo Park integrates the concept of « garden, park, paradise, home », preserves the industrial remains of the cement factory, implements the revitalization of the cliff pits and industrial plants, and realizes the ecological dialogue between artificial and natural, history and contemporary.

In the museum, visitors can see meteorites from the depths of space, natural gold that was formed much earlier than the sun, restored legendary machinery, a replica of a wooden automated observatory of the Northern Song Dynasty, and dozens of masterpieces of clocks and watches, thus witnessing the progress and development of human civilization and experiencing the power of innovation and invention. At the same time, visitors will be able to experience the time related contents such as technological knowledge, stories of great inventors and world famous landmarks embedded in the timepiece invention clues through various deconstruction devices, multimedia videos, interactive games and other technological means.