bianqing

The bianqing (IPA: [biːɛnʧɪŋ] Chinese: 编磬 [bi̯ɛn¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁴⁵]) is a traditional Chinese percussion instrument consisting of a set of L-shaped flat stone chimes known as qing, played melodically. The chimes were hung in a wooden frame and struck with a mallet.

Bianqing, China, Qing Dynasty?, inv. 3003 The bianqing consists of a double row of sixteen suspended stones of varying thickness, each of which produces a different tone when struck with a hammer. The existence of lithophones was documented in China from as early as the end of the third millennium BC.

Sound was produced by hitting the qing with a mallet. The largest known qing - 36 inches long × 24 inches wide × 1.5 inches high (91 cm long × 61 cm wide × 4 cm high) - was excavated in Lajia, Qinghai province, in 2000.

Bianzhong 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.

the guzheng Today, the guzheng is widely considered the most popular traditional Chinese music instrument, and can be considered the equivalent of the piano in Western music, said Luo Xiaoci, director of Shanghai Chinese Orchestra.

Guqin Symbols of the People's Republic of China

China Bianzhong (編鐘) 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.

The pyeongyeong and the pyeonjong have long been cherished as standard instruments in Korean court music. Pyeongyeong is a set of sixteen L-shaped chime stones and pyeonjong is a set of sixteen oval chime bells.

They were hung in a wooden frame and struck with a mallet. Using a wooden hammer and a rod to beat the bronze bell can make different pitch. Along with the stone chimes called bianqing, they were an important instrument in China's ritual and court music going back to ancient times.

Bianzhong Chinese Chime Bells are an ancient Chinese musical instrument consisting of a set of bronze bells, played melodically. They are also called Bianzhong.

The bianzhong (編鐘) is an ancient Chinese musical instrument consisting of 65 chime bells. Because it was only used for performances at the imperial court, it came to be known as the “instrument of kings” (王者之器).

…of zhong in graduated sizes - called bianzhong (“set of bells”) - were arranged according to size and pitch, suspended on a wooden frame from the lug at the top, and sounded by striking the exterior of the bottom rim with a mallet.