What are the chimes used for striking? It is the mallet that rings the bell, which is an auxiliary tool.

In ancient China, large-scale percussion instruments of the Han nationality, bells and bells arose in the Zhou Dynasty, flourished in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period until the Qin and Han Dynasties. China is the first country to manufacture and use musical bells.

It is made of bronze, and consists of oblong bells of different sizes arranged in the order of pitch, hanging on a huge bell frame, and hitting the bronze bell with a T-shaped wooden hammer and a long rod, which can emit different sounds. Musical tones, because each bell has a different tone, beat according to the musical score, you can play a wonderful piece of music. A set of bronze bells with different pitches are hung on the wooden frame, and the maid beats the music with a small mallet.