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At the invitation of Emperor Qianlong, British clockmaker Cox and three assistants sailed to China to create a clock for the emperor that could express people's "subjective time." Cox made a "Silver Ship" clock to express his deep memory for his daughter who died in infancy; his second clock was inspired by the Great Wall and was driven by fire ash to reproduce the time perception of a dying person. When Emperor Qianlong ordered him to build an "Eternal Bell", the atmosphere in the court changed subtly, and these British craftsmen gradually realized that they were in danger...