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  2. Bianzhong - Wikipedia

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    Bianzhong (pronunciation ⓘ) is an ancient Chinese musical instrument consisting of a set of bronze bells, played melodically. China is the earliest country to manufacture and use musical chimes. They are also called chime bells. [1] These sets of chime bells were used as polyphonic musical instruments and some of these bells have been dated ...

  3. Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng - Wikipedia

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    Zeng-hou-yi Bells. The Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng (simplified Chinese: 曾侯乙编钟; traditional Chinese: 曾侯乙編鐘; pinyin: Zēnghóuyǐ Biānzhōng), or Zenghouyi Bells, is the name given to an ancient musical instrument made of bells (called bianzhong) unearthed in 1978 in the Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng in Leigudun Community (擂鼓墩社区), Nanjiao Subdistrict (南郊街道 ...

  4. Ritual and music system - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese ritual and music system (Chinese: 礼乐制度; pinyin: Lǐ yuè zhìdù) is a social system that originated in the Zhou dynasty to maintain the social order. [1] Together with the patriarchal system , it constituted the social system of the entire ancient China and had a great influence on the politics, culture, art and thought of ...

  5. List of Chinese musical instruments - Wikipedia

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    Bianzhong – 16 to 65 bronze bells hung on a rack, struck using poles; Fangxiang (simplified Chinese: 方响; traditional Chinese: 方響; pinyin: fāngxiǎng; Wade–Giles: fang hsiang) – set of tuned metal slabs (metallophone) Nao (musical instrument) – may refer to either an ancient bell or large cymbals

  6. Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng - Wikipedia

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    Top view of the Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng. The Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng (Chinese: 曾侯乙墓; pinyin: Zēng Hóu Yǐ mù) is an archaeological site in Leigudun Community (擂鼓墩社區), Nanjiao Subdistrict (南郊街道), Zengdu District, Suizhou (during the Spring and Autumn period called Sui County), Hubei, China, [1] dated sometime after 433 BC.

  7. Bell Tower of Xi'an - Wikipedia

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    The jingyun bell, cast in 711 during the Tang Dynasty, 247 cm high and 6,500 kg. Bell Tower, Xi'an. 2011. The Bell Tower of Xi'an (simplified Chinese: 西安钟楼; traditional Chinese: 西安鐘樓; pinyin: Xī'ān Zhōnglóu), built in 1384 during the early Ming Dynasty, is a symbol of the city of Xi'an and one of the grandest of its kind in China.

  8. Bianqing - Wikipedia

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    The chimes were hung in a wooden frame and struck with a mallet. Along with the bronze bells called bianzhong, they were an important instrument in China's ritual and court music going back to ancient times. The instrument was imported to Vietnam (where it is called biên khánh), [1] and Korea (where it is called pyeongyeong).

  9. Standing bell - Wikipedia

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    There is evidence that the metal bell originated in China, [10] with the earliest known Shang dynasty (16th–11th centuries BCE) bells being among the oldest bronze objects found in China. [10] They possibly originated from grain scoops of standard capacity (the word chung or 'grain measure' is used in many ancient texts to mean a bell). [11]

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