“十二生肖”兽首铜像原是圆明园喷水池中“水力钟”的喷头,十二座生肖兽首铜像呈“八”字形,分列在喷水池两旁的人身石台上。每个动物就是一个喷泉机关,每到一个时辰,相应的动物口中就会喷水两个小时。1860年英法联军侵略中国,火烧了圆明园,兽首铜像也开始流失海外,现仅有少量得以收回。 “Zodiac ” animal head statue was originally the fountain in the Yuanmingyuan “water bell ” nozzle, twelve zodiac animal head bronze statue was “eight ” shape, divided in the fountain on both sides of the person Shitai on. Each animal is a fountain, every hour, the corresponding animal will spout for two hours. In 1860, the Anglo-French forces invaded China and set fire to the Summer Palace, and the bronze statues of animal beasts began to drain overseas. At present, only a few were recovered.