The bronze can be seen as the perfect combination of shape and function

Tomb found so far, the largest and most complete set of bronze bells, bronze bells the tomb bronze bells cast in 2000 500 years ago in the Warring States Period, it is magnificent, with a total weight of over two thousand five hundred kilograms, with beams, columns and other components, amounted to as much as five tons of copper, which is unprecedented in the history of the world's musical instruments. Even more amazing is that the Marquis Yi of bronze bells in a bell to knock out two accurate music, is the world's earliest known musical instrument with 12 semitones.  The bronze can be seen as the perfect combination of shape and function.
"Chime" is a percussion instrument of ancient China. Qing Shi made the octave being known as known as the "stone". Early in the festival of the ancestors; later emperors used in the worship of the ancestral temple, palace feast to enjoy, Zhaopin ritual activities. In addition, the bronze ornamentation is also rigorous in the layout.  The sound of the chime Qingyuan carved, strong timbre penetration, shrouded in a layer of mystery in the ancient times, its sound is the implication for the calls of the Phoenix legend to listen to the chime sound will be good luck. Widely different records "chime sound pick up, spirits must Wen. The chime is a symbol of identity, status ritual. Ancient strike the chime, we must first bath, incense, worship, and then have to hit the chime.
The Suizhou designate B excavated from the tomb a full set of Chimes made by Qing Shi, divided into two floors suspension. The bronze is a wonderful artistic conception. Set of Chimes and bronze chime bells unearthed at the same time coordinate closely with the ensemble in the same increase or simultaneously transferred to play. The sound effects "near the bell bright, much of the chime tone Chang. Bronze bells, Chimes is "David", not just percussion. So the orchestra brought that spends well over 1 million giant, after five years of trial and error, trial production, and finally succeeded in imitation out of Marquis Yi of bronze bells, Chimes.
"Joseph", ancient bomb stringed instruments. China's one of the earliest stringed instrument of the bomb, its long history. The bronze is in line with the shape of the device. The ancient township drinking ceremony, township shot ceremony, Ceremony, singing Joseph accompaniment. Joseph a few strings five strings ranging from 23 to 20. Guthrie to the Northern and Southern Dynasties lost. "Piano", our ancient and rich ethnic characteristics plucked instruments. The piano has been widely circulated in the Western Zhou Dynasty, when it often se or together with drums and other musical instruments in worship when playing.