Gold chime

[Golden Chime Bell]

During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the frame was 350 centimeters high and 340 centimeters wide, with a clock height of 23.8 centimeters and a diameter of 16.1 centimeters
The golden chime clock is made of four percent gold, with double dragon buttons and a gold plated surface, making it a genuine “golden bell” (ancient people often referred to copper as gold or auspicious gold, while gold is referred to as gold or genuine gold, and copper bells are also commonly referred to as golden bells). The bell body is a round oval shape, with a model year “made in the 55th year of Qianlong” cast in the center of the front, and their respective law names on the back, decorated with three-dimensional and exquisite cloud dragon patterns. The six protruding round lips near the mouth are the areas where the sound is produced by the impact. Unlike the large and small series of Bianyong or Bianniu bells in the pre Qin period, a set of sixteen round chimes in the Qing Dynasty palace has exactly the same overall dimensions, and the intervals are distinguished by the thickness of the bell body. The thinner the bell body, the lower the pronunciation, and in turn correspond to the four fold and twelve positive rhythms of Qing Dynasty music such as Beiyize, Beinanlu, Beiwushi, Beiying, Huangzhong, Dali, Taiju, Jiazhong, Guxi, Zhonglu, Ruibin, Lin Zhong, Yize, Nanlu, Wushi, Yingzhong, etc
When playing, the sixteen circle chime bells are hung on a set of stands, and the yin and yang of the rhythm are respectively hung on the upper and lower beams, that is, the upper eight yang rhythm and the lower eight yin lu rhythm, all in the order of bass to treble. The pedestal on which the chime bells are hung is called the “event”, and the crossbeam is the “event”. The two ends of the event are carved with dragon heads and planted with five golden luans; The column is made of a crossbar, and the left and right crossbars are supported by a colorful lion and a cross seat. The surface of the frame seat is painted with gold paint, and the mouth of the phoenix and dragon head is decorated with colorful tassels, which is quite magnificent and magnificent
Bianzhong is a ceremonial instrument used in imperial music in various dynasties since the Pre Qin Dynasty, and is a musical instrument belonging to the Jin family in the “Eight Tones”. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the chime bells were used exclusively for altar and temple sacrifices and the Zhongshao music played during the ceremony of the emperor. They were a symbol of the status of heaven and earth as gods and the supreme imperial power. This set of gold chimes was specially cast by Emperor Qianlong for the Qianqing Palace ceremony. The bronze chimes originally dedicated to the Qianqing Palace were unusable due to the fire in the Qing tea room and fruit room at the Xihua Gate in May of the 55th year of Qianlong’s reign. The Emperor Qianlong simply ordered to imitate the previous example of casting gold chimes for the Ningshou Palace, and also to cast gold chimes for the Qianqing Palace. This set of gold chimes is made of over 10000 taels of 40% gold, with five gold-plated surfaces and tens of taels of red gold leaves. The cost is astonishing