Goodmorningladiesandgentlemen;
Today,wewillgotovisitHubeiProvincialMuseum.Onthewaytothemuseum,I‘dliketoshowapresenttoexpressmywarmestwelcometoyou.Youmaywonderwhatthepresentis.Wellletmeintroduceittoyou.Themusicyouaregoingtolistentoistheveryg,pleaseenjoythemusic.
Haveyoueverlistenedtothemusic?Andwhatmusicalinstrumentisusedtoplaythebeautifulmelody?
That’stheserialbells,yeartheyreturnwithunforgetablememory.
Thebuildingwithredwallandgreentiersbeforeusistheverymuseum,tructedin1953,themuseumisthecenterforcollecting,studying,than700,eisacollectionof100,000booksonhistory,archaeology,erelicsprovidepreciousmaterialdataforstudyingthedevelopmentofhistory,culture,art,scienceandtechnologyinancientChina.
SituatedinthemiddlereachoftheYangtzeRiver,rlyas2,000,000yearsago,albellsarethemostpreciousandgreatestofthemall.
Areyoufamiliarwiththehistoryoftheserialbells?
Itissaidthatitistheoldestmusicalinstrumentkeptintheworld.Yousee,ourancestorsalreadyknewhowtousemusictoenrichtheirlivessolongago.
Luckilyindeed,ourarchaeologistsdiscovereditbyaccidentandthusdisplayedthemarvelousancientcivilizationofChuStateinfrontus.
In1978,asoldierdiscoveredalargetombwhenbuildinghishouse.Itwasreallyagreatsurprisetodiscoveritatthattime.Afterwards,archaeologistsexcavatedtheseserialbellsonthesamesps220squaremeters,20metrosdeep,eburiedalivewiththedeadwereallfemale,werein21coffins.
Besidestheserialbells,morethan7,000otherhistoricalculturalrelicshavebeenunearthed,suchasbronzeware,ancientmusicalinstrument,weapons,goldenware,jadeware,paintedware,woodenware,ofthemareuniquearttreasureandtheyweredeliberatelymade.
Whatisespeciallyworthmentioningistheancientmusicalinstrument,suchasserialbells,stonechimes,drums,25-stringedpluckedzither,aretotally8types,makethetomblooklikeanancientconcerthall.
ajorinstrument,64serialbellsareputinthemiddleroom,nbeconcludedthatserialbellsareZenhouyi’sfavorite,forhisbodywasplacedinthewestroom.
Asweesee,thesebigbellsareshapedlikeround-bottomedbaskets;smallonesarelikewarmingparehungin3layersfromthewindingbellshelfthatis13meterslong,asstrongasnewlycast.
Ok,rmanyyearsofresearch,ompassesveryside,oughburiedfor2,400years,tonlycanbeusedtoplaywithtoproducescoreswiththesamemelody,esemusicalpieces,suchasIntoningThreeTimesBeforeLeavingYangPass,TheMoonOnTheSpringRiver,andforeignpieces,suchasChristmasEve,canbeplayedonit,evenBeethoven’foreignsongscutin,efamousviolinist,Menuinpraisedit,‘ver,themusicalinstrumentsinancientGreeceweremadeofwood,what’smore,weareabletoenjoythesoundoftheinstrumentof2,000years\'historyfromthetombofChuState.
Actually,whoeverenjoysthemusicplayedontheserialbellswillbesurprisedatthegreatachievementmadebythepeopleofChuStateinthefieldsofmusic,culture,smelting,andcasting.
Accordingtothehistory,canbeprovedbytherelicsinthetomb.
Doyouknow,inChina,amaleandafemalemandarinducksarethesymboloflove,ouseetheboxhere?describeaveryvividsituation;somepeoplearestrikingbells,pictureisveryprecious,forwecanknowhowtheseinstrumentsshouldbeplayed,especiallytheserialbells.
uknowwhy?Oh,efoundanewcompany—dn’theedtheothermandarinduck,forwhathereallylovedwasmusic.
Well,isthetourists’favorite?
Themusicplayedontheserialbells.
