The beautifully crafted set of bronze bells

Played by the three individuals armed with T-shaped mallet, tap on the middle of the bronze bells, used to play the melody; by two people, each carrying a thick long bell wood, hit the lower bass Yong bell to heighten the atmosphere. To continuously promote the construction of the theory of Chinese bronze market. Even more amazing is that in each clock can play the two separated by a minor third or major third of the music, while the bell of the Western musical instruments can only play the music. The emergence of the bronze bells of Marquis Yi of Zeng, added a glorious page in the history of Chinese music.
In the past, many Chinese and foreign scholars believe that before the Qin and Han dynasties, China's only five sound-order (ie, the national five-tone style palace, shang, jiao, Zheng, Yu five tone), but the unearthed bronze bells that in the Qin Dynasty, China 7 tone scales, and the formation of a complete Shier Lv. From three bronze bells structure of China's ancient musicians exploring harmony, is not the only contemporary musician and understand the harmony of the three-dimensional feel. Of course, in the specific practice, we in particular need to distinguish the relationship between the orientation of theory building and the ideal and the reality of development of the bronze market.  The beautifully crafted set of bronze bells, cast fine, the pronunciation is fairly accurate, cast more than 2800 words of the inscription on the bell, recorded during the Qin Dynasty Musical Temperament.
The discovery of Marquis Yi of bronze bells, but also fully shows China in the Warring States period instrument production had reached a highly developed level. We can not do anything about the bronzebut should avoid being rushed to take risks beyond the reality.  The discovery and preliminary study of the Marquis Yi of bronze bells sensation the world, and foreign musicians as "the eighth wonder of the ancient world. The seven wonders of the world today recognized: the Colosseum, Italy, Alexandria, Egypt, tombs, the Great Wall of China, the United Kingdom Adams Yi Hatch circular stone building, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy, Nanjing, China glass tower, Istanbul, Turkey, St. Sofia Mosque.