In the Shang and Zhou dynasties, bronze artifacts reached a high state of development, and a chime of several dozen bronze bells or chime stones required a good many musicians to play them.
三千餘年前的商周時期青銅器高度發展，由青銅製成一組數十個的編鐘或編磬，一次要好幾名樂工一齊敲打。