The original item looked like a little hand cart with the figure of a man mounted on a platform between the wheels. The man's outstretched arm always pointed south.

The rabbit is significant in that the handle on the original South Pointing Chariot was carved in the form of a rabbit. Because the handle extended out front it meant that wherever the rabbit went the chariot had to follow.

As I was working I noticed that the way I designed the differential gearing actually created a spare drive that sat directly below the emperor's feet, or where they would be if he were to sit in the chariot.

Once upon a perfect night, unclouded and still, there came the face of a pale and beautiful lady. The tresses of her hair reached out to make the constellations, and the dewy vapours of her gown fell soft upon the land.

If we listen human instinct actually tells us what we need, but advertising makes us want things we don't need and things we can't have.

I started by looking at what others had done before me. You see, over the years there have been attempts by many different people to reconstruct the chariot.

You see, my ambition was not to confound the engineering world but simply to create a beautiful piece of art.