The Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng is a set of ancient Chinese bronze bells that were discovered in the Tombs of Marquis Yi of Zeng in 1978, in Suizhou City, Hubei Province. The bells date back 2,400 ...

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 ...

The Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng is pictured in Hubei Provincial Museum in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 17, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] China has shown the world its unrelenting commitment ...

This undated file photo shows a stele in Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng City, central China's Henan Province. Three documentary heritage collections submitted by China have been inscribed in the UNESCO ...

This is the third in aseries of articles about classical Chinese instruments and the traditional Chinese music orchestra, in which we explore how musicians play the eight different types of instrument ...

BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) -- China has shown the world its unrelenting commitment to protecting humanity's shared cultural legacy with three new documentary heritage items added to the Memory of the ...