. An historical, geographical, and philosophical view of the Chinese Empire : comprehending a description of the fifteen provinces of China, Chinese Tartary, tributary states, natural history of China, government, religion, laws, manners and customs, literature, arts, sciences, manufactures, &c. : in two volumes . OF THE CHINESE. 437 ismg, and is diftinguifted into t/e-king, and tie-king confifls of only one fonorous ftonje, which,confequently, produces only one tone. The pien-tingIs an aflbrtment of fixteen (tones, fufpended together,-winch form all the tones admitted into the m
. An historical, geographical, and philosophical view of the Chinese Empire : comprehending a description of the fifteen provinces of China, Chinese Tartary, tributary states, natural history of China, government, religion, laws, manners and customs, literature, arts, sciences, manufactures, &c. : in two volumes . OF THE CHINESE. 437 ismg, and is diftinguifted into t/e-king, and tie-king confifls of only one fonorous ftonje, which,confequently, produces only one tone. The pien-tingIs an aflbrtment of fixteen (tones, fufpended together,-winch form all the tones admitted into the mulical fyftemof the ancient Chinefe. Thefe ftones are cut into theform of a carpenters fquare ; to make their tone flatter,their thicknefs is diminifhed; and to render it (harper,fomething is taken from their length. The Chinefe have always made their bells of a mix-ture of tin and copper : their fhapes are various, thofe ofthe ancients were not round, but flatted, and in the lowerpart refembjed a crefcent. The Chinefe have formedan inflrument of fixteen belli, properly allotted, fo as tocorrefpond with the fonorous ftoncs, of which the kingire compofed. The inflrument biuen+ which is made of baked earth, highly refpe&ed by the Chinefe, on account of its an-tiquity. They diflinguifh it into two kinds,
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