As a 2,400-year-old set of bronze chime bells in central China was recently been inscribed in UNESCO's Memory of the World ...

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.

The scientists released their findings in an article entitled "Bronze Age cymbals from ... added that general knowledge about ancient musical instruments is hindered by "poor preservation of ...

the Chinese a specially composed piece of music called 'Heaven, Earth, Mankind'; part of it played on a set of ancient bells. On the European side, a solo instrument connected with war and ...

Chinese sheng player Wu Tong and Japanese ... giving the audience an enjoyable experience with ancient musical instruments. The sheng and sho are both traditional East Asian reed instruments ...

[1] For most people, gourds are for eating, not for making music. In Chinese music, gourds fall into one of the eight categories of instruments ... generic scenes from ancient China, while others ...