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Noon at the Haiyantang Fountain
At noon, all twelve bronze zodiac heads of the Haiyantang fountain erupt at once. This water clock, designed with Giuseppe Castiglione, told the hours one beast at a time; noon was its grandest show. No one knows the October fire is coming. Seven heads will wander home over a century; five are still adrift.
正午一到，海晏堂前的十二生肖兽首同时喷水。这座郎世宁参与设计的水力钟，每个时辰由一尊兽首轮流报时，正午十二兽齐喷，是一天中最盛大的时刻。没有人知道，十月的大火已经在路上。七尊兽首此后辗转归家，用了一百多年；五尊至今仍在海外漂流。
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What is "Noon at the Haiyantang Fountain"?
At noon, all twelve bronze zodiac heads of the Haiyantang fountain erupt at once. This water clock, designed with Giuseppe Castiglione, told the hours one beast at a time; noon was its grandest show. No one knows the October fire is coming. Seven heads will wander home over a century; five are still adrift. It is one of 36 real historical moments you can travel to in MoonWarp, based on Wikipedia.
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A free browser game: open the box and land in a real historical moment — from building the Great Pyramid to the first webpage — read its archive, and (beta soon) put yourself into the scene with AI.