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History

Architecture

Confucius Ceremony

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Sheng

The Sheng is one kind of gourd music instruments with free reed mouth organ consisting of 13 bamboo pipes inserted into a metal chamber with finger holes.

Xun

The Xun is an instrument made of clay with a flat bottom and round body which is pointy on the top. It is played by blowing into the holes on its surface.

Jin Gu

A large drum mounted on a wooden frame.

Jian Gu

Mounted on an upright post with an X-shaped base ornamented with four carved lions.

Ying Gu

A drum mounted on an upright post with an X-shaped base.

Tao

A small hand-held drum with beads on strings that strike the membranes when the handle in spun.

Bo Fu

The Bo Fu is a small drum that is slapped with the hand to make a beat.

The Yu is a wooden instrument carved in the shape of a tiger, and is played by brushing the irregular teeth on the tigers back.

Zhu

The Zhu is a percussion instrument shaped like a hopper, with a wide upper part and a narrow lower part.

Te Qing

A single large stone tablet hung by a rope in a wooden frame and struck using a mallet.

Bian Qing

The set of L-shaped chiming stones is an instrument that is composed of 16 curved stone slabs Hong in two rows and is played by striking the stones to produce sounds of different pitches according to the size of the stone slabs.

Bian Zhong

The set of chiming bells is an instrument that is composed of 16 metal pieces Hong in two rows. The thickness of the metal is different which gives the different pitches when stroked.

Bo Zhong

A single large chiming bell hung on a rack, struck using poles.

the Yong Zhong is set to the east of Dac

The Yong Zhong is set to the east of Dacheng Gate, while the Jin Kuis set to the west. The arrangement represents matin bells and vesper drums.

Qing

Qing is a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument. Qing is one kind of the silk music instruments.

Se is a 23-stringed zither (or 25) According to legend, Fuxi created the se.。 Se is one kind of silk music instruments.

Feng Xiao

It is one kind of bamboo music instruments.

Chi

Chi is ancient transverse bamboo flute with 10 finger holes. Se is one kind of bamboo music instruments.

Tasseled Staff

A banner with tassels of silken cord Hong at varying levels, used to direct movement.

A type of weapon with a handle and honed, gourd-shaped edge.

yueh

Similar to fu but larger.

Umbrella

San is an imperial umbrella, used as a parasol.

Xing

A three-legged, double-handled metal cauldron with a lid, used as a food container.

Bamboo Basket

A woven bamboo container for grain, fruit, or other dry food products.

Serving Bowl

A food vessel carved out of wood.

Chalice

Chueh is an ancient wine vessel, now used in ritual worship. Chueh has a spout at the front like a beak, a tail at the back and three slender legs below the belly. Most Jues have two small pillars on the mout.