12/08/2020
On the morning of 9.7, Merkel visited China for the 12th time as German Chancellor.
As usual, every time she visits China, in addition to Beijing, she also visits a city. This time, she chose Wuhan, Hubei.
In many "Deep China Trips", she has shown a keen interest in China with different economic development levels and diverse regional cultures. This trip to Wuhan is no exception.
Merkel's itinerary was very full. After visiting the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, she rushed to Huazhong University of Science and Technology to give a speech and interact with the students.After a pleasant exchange with Huazhong University of Science and Technology, the school gave a special gift to Merkel in order to express its gratitude, and this gift conveyed the sincere emotions of the school.This gift is a souvenir specially designed by Langjian for Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
Only this one.
During the American War of Independence, the gift that French General Lafayette gave to Washington was a universal ring sundial.As one of the earliest civilizations in the world to use a sundial to measure time, the meaning of sundial to people is more than simply displaying time.
Its unique scientific charm and artistic taste give it the meaning of cherishing time and striving for excellence.
This time, the designers of LangJian perfectly combined tradition and modern art, bringing the ordinary sundial into deep connotation and true feelings.
Are you curious how the designer gave this sundial the unique meaning of Huake University and passed it on to Chancellor Merkel?
Let's take a look.The shape of the souvenir is a Chinese sundial.
The positive effect is mainly designed with reference to the ancient compass, showing the charm of the ancient East.
The back effect is mainly designed with reference to the ancient Western astrolabe, incorporating Western technology.
Different from the ancient rough stone sundial that remains in the impression of everyone, with the improvement of China's technological manufacturing level, the surface of this sundial adopts slow-moving silk, laser carving, high-gloss trimming, laser cutting, CNC processing, and corrosion matte. And other sophisticated manufacturing processes, so that it conveys China's high level of technological manufacturing and a strong humanistic atmosphere.
How much historical and cultural long-term precipitation does a scientific creation have to have such a humanistic atmosphere?
From ancient times to the present, mankind has had and will continue to have many inventions and creations, but some of them only exist for a short time and then disappear forever, while some will be remembered by people from generation to generation and passed on forever.
The sundial, which is a major human invention in the field of astronomical timekeeping, undoubtedly belongs to the latter.
The unique design concept and rich cultural connotation have created this unique art piece. It is scientifically rigorous, simple and heavy, and realizes the perfect combination of technology and art, allowing Chan Chan Merkel to feel that China has a splendid scientific and technological civilization since ancient times.
9.7日上午，默克尔作为德国总理后第12次访华。
按照惯例，每次访华，除北京之外，她还要走访一个城市，这次，她选择了湖北武汉。
在多次“深度中国行”中，她对经济发展水平各异、地域文化多样的我国神州大地表现出了浓厚的兴趣。此次武汉之行也不例外。
行程满满的默克尔，参观了武汉长江大桥后，就赶往华中科技大学发表演讲，并与学生们互动交流与华中科技大学进行了一场愉快的交流后
校方为表示感谢
将一份特别的礼物赠送给了默克尔
这份礼物传递了华科大校方真诚的情感
