The introduction of metal brought about the tongnao (a bronze percussion instrument ... With the introduction of Buddhism into China after the Qin Dynasty, ancient bells gradually became important ...
By European standards, these ancient Chinese bronze bells are enormous. Nothing on this scale would be cast in Europe until the Middle Ages, over fifteen hundred years later. But the role of bells ...
By European standards, these ancient Chinese bronze bells are enormous. Nothing on this scale would be cast in Europe until the Middle Ages, over fifteen hundred years later. But the role of bells ...