中國是鐘的故鄉(xiāng)，流傳于世、難以盡數(shù)的古銅鐘作為中國銅文化的一個重要組成部分，反映了古老、優(yōu)美、偉大的中華民族文化的一個側(cè)面，對研究中國的斷代史、禮樂制度、思想史、音樂史等有非常重要的價值，并且由于薈萃了我國古代工藝技術(shù)之精華，代表了當時的鑄造、聲學、樂律學、力學等高超技術(shù)水平，更是研究我國傳統(tǒng)科技的寶貴實物。

China is the hometown of bells. As an important part of Chinese copper culture, the ancient bronze bells, which are handed down to the world and are hard to count, reflect an aspect of ancient, beautiful and great Chinese national culture. They are of great value to the study of Chinese dynastic history, ritual and music system, ideological history and music history. The essence of ancient Chinese craft and technology represents the high level of technology such as casting, acoustics, temperament, mechanics and so on. It is also a valuable material for studying traditional technology in China.