The introduction of metal brought about the tongnao (a bronze percussion ... of Buddhism into China after the Qin Dynasty, ancient bells gradually became important musical instruments for Buddhism.

On the European side, a solo instrument connected with war and ... By European standards, these ancient Chinese bronze bells are enormous. Nothing on this scale would be cast in Europe until ...

The phrase “Chinese Bronze” is, for most, synonymous with the austere vessels used in ancient state rituals ... all known ritual bronze vessels and instruments from previous dynasties, Huizong ...

Archaeologists in China have ... process and the instrument used. Distilled liquor is believed to date back to the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368 AD) in China, according the ancient Chinese medical ...

On the European side, a solo instrument connected with war and ... By European standards, these ancient Chinese bronze bells are enormous. Nothing on this scale would be cast in Europe until ...