GLOBALink | The Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng enters UNESCO's Memory of the World Register

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18 Apr 2025, 12:19 GMT+10

WUHAN, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Dubbed the world's first "sound-producing music textbook," the Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng, dating back more than 2,400 years, was inscribed in the Memory of the World (MoW) Register of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Thursday.

The bronze percussion instrument weighs nearly 5 tonnes and comprises 65 bianzhong, or chime bells.

The Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng is pictured in Hubei Provincial Museum in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

With the latest additions -- the Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng, the Steles of Shaolin Temple (566-1990) and Trilingual Inscription (TribhashaSellipiya, jointly submitted by China and Sri Lanka) -- China now has 18 entries in the international register, which was launched by UNESCO in 1992 to facilitate preservation of the world's documentary heritage, enable universal access to documentary heritage worldwide and enhance public awareness.

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