0048 - Chinese Scientists Carry Out Research On Ancient Bronze Chime Bells....Back

Chinese Scientists Carry Out Research On Ancient Bronze Chime Bells. Hua Jueming (left), a noted Chinese scholar in the history of metallurgy, and Wang Yugang (center), an archaeologist of the Henan Provincial Museum, recording the acoustics and arranging the tone orders of a nine-piece set of ''niu'' bells dating back 2500 years. The bells which can render the ancient Chinese song ''Su Wu" Herds Sheep'' and some foreign songs produce melodious tones. They are the best among the over 40 sets of chime bells excavated in the past years. Photo by Lu Ke