Naturally, Chen Wenzhe had never heard the clear and rich sound of metal and stone from Jingyun Bell, but he had heard the recording.
The world-famous clock is well-deserved because, even if you listen to the recording, the sound is wonderful.
The sound of Jingyun Bell is clear and resonant, and the melody is elegant and rich. Listening to it is refreshing and intoxicating!
After that recording was sent to Neon for competition, it successfully won the title of World Famous Clock.
It is from this time on that the Central People's Broadcasting Station will record the Jingyun Bell bells to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new year after year;
The Xihuamen Announcement Building in Chang'an City also uses it to tell the hour every day.
In fact, there was nothing to see about the big clock. Chen Wenzhe just circled it twice, and under the watchful eyes of the staff, he touched it a little with his hand and felt the coldness of the bronze, so that was it.
Seeing the worried look in the staff's eyes, Chen Wenzhe didn't make things difficult for them and walked out of the bell tower directly.
Touching it, what comes to mind is naturally the casting craftsmanship of Jingyun Bell.
This is the good thing about passive inheritance. It relies entirely on technology, and it is the best, highest, and most cutting-edge technology that is inherited.
Touch a Jingyun Bell and you will definitely inherit its casting craftsmanship.
As for the rest, we can only rely on backtracking.
The casting process was pushed deep into Chen Wenzhe's mind because now was not the time to learn.
There were so many things he could learn today, and if he had to learn them all, his head would explode.
Wandering among the scenic spots, Chen Wenzhe came to the bell tower where the Jingyun Bell was originally located.
The clock rings every day, so it needs protection.
As for imitation of Jingyun Bell, it is not just modern people who have started to imitate it, because it is not only modern people who have thought of protecting Jingyun Bell.
During the Ming Dynasty, the Jingyun Bell was copied once and hung on the bell tower.
Chen Wenzhe saw this Ming Dynasty bell - a cast iron bell on the ground floor of the bell tower.
Compared with Jingyun Bell, this clock is a bit disappointing.
Therefore, Chen Wenzhe heard some tourists say bluntly: "Why is it so small?"
Yes, it is almost half the size of Jingyun Bell.
Its shape, casting technology, etc. cannot be compared with Jingyun Bell, but it is now protected as a cultural relic.
Walking slowly, I soon arrived at the bell tower.
He still wanted to see what the level of the modern imitation Jingyun Bell was!
If it doesn't ring, you don't know whether the clock is good or bad.
If you just look at it from the outside, this clock looks pretty good.
However, after seeing the copying process, Chen Wenzhe was speechless.
When imitating Jingyun Bell, although the craftsmanship is very important, the material is not important?
This point seems not to have been taken too seriously!
Can the sound of this imitation Jingyun Bell be as good as the original one?
Standing in the bell tower, before Chen Wenzhe had time to express his emotion, he heard a young man excitedly pointing to the replica of the Jingyun Bell on the bell tower and saying: "Look, the bells we hear on CCTV during the Spring Festival Gala every year,
That’s the sound this bell makes.”
"Really?" The traveler looked very excited, "Quickly take a picture for me in front of the clock."
Chen Wenzhe observed that all tourists who go to the bell tower must take photos with this "Jingyun Bell".
Although it is an imitation, it can be mistaken for the real thing!
At the very least, it looks like the real thing!
Whether it is a good thing or not, you can actually tell by listening to the sound.
And there was no sound, just someone complaining.
Chen Wenzhe saw a female tourist complaining unhappily: "What's there to see? And the tickets are so expensive?"
The man next to her retorted as she walked: "How is this expensive? The 65 yuan ticket is also expensive? Take a good look, there are many treasures here, especially the Jingyun Bell made in the Tang Dynasty, which is extremely beautiful.
Got it!
The bells we hear on New Year’s Eve to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new come from it. Don’t you want to see what the bell that makes such a beautiful sound looks like? It’s of great significance to come here!”
"After hearing what you said, I should take a look!" The smile immediately returned to the female tourist's face.
As long as tourists know a little bit about the story behind this cultural relic, when they look at this cultural relic, they will no longer be cold and boring!
The actual Jingyun Bell still exists and is intact, and Li Dan's calligraphy is even more precious.
Who can tell clearly, is it the emperor Li Dan who has been passed down forever because of Jingyun Bell? Or is it the Jingyun Bell that has extraordinary significance because of Li Dan?
This clock is a legend, and its maker is no less generous!
Tang Ruizong Li Dan was the son of Wu Zetian. In Chinese history, there were only a few people whose father and mother were both emperors.
Feeling that his brain was a little exhausted, Chen Wenzhe returned to the hotel in a daze.
Go back to the hotel and go straight to bed.
This time in his sleep, he had a relatively happy life, after all, he dreamed of the emperor.
It's a pity that I didn't dream of becoming an emperor!
Although this is the case, this time is also a very unusual experience.
Jing Yunzhong only met the emperor a few times, or in other words, the emperor only visited Jing Yunzhong a few times.
With so little time, there was no way Chen Wenzhe could personally experience what it was like to be an emperor.
Of course, he could not feel the emperor's happy life.
Therefore, what Chen Wenzhe has experienced the most is the life of a craftsman.
When casting a big bell, the first step must be casting.
Casting means melting metal and pouring it into a sand mold or mold to make an object.
The melting of metal is not simple, because after melting, it must be purified.
The simplest way is to remove the impurities inside every time you melt the metal.
Time after time, only after perfection is achieved, casting begins.
The craftsmanship required for casting a bronze bell is definitely different.
Also, the Jingyun Bell is too big, making it even more troublesome to cast.
Through studying Chen Wenzhe, I know that there are two key points in casting musical instruments.
The first is the material. Without good materials, no matter how skilled you are, you will not be able to cast a qualified musical instrument.
The second is the temperament. Chen Wenzhe knew before that the 32 stalactites protruding from the surface of the Jingyun Bell are tuners. They can adjust the sound of the bell from clear to deep.
This thing is just like the papillae on a chime, or to put it more simply, just like the strings of a piano.
However, these mastoids are fixed and cast once, and once they are cast, they cannot be changed.
The bronze culture of the Chinese nation has a long history, and the bell-casting technology can also be said to be the secret of the Chinese nation for thousands of years.
In the past, when education was not widespread, various skills seemed mysterious and there were a lot of secret recipes, but for modern people, they are commonplace!
In fact, there are three main bronze casting techniques.
The most famous one is the lost wax method. First, wax is used to make a model of the object to be cast, and the outer surface and inner core are molded with solidifiable miscellaneous materials.
After heating, the wax melts and flows out, leaving an empty mold, and then the bronze liquid is poured into the empty mold.
After the bronze solidifies, the outer mold is smashed, and the object becomes like a wax model.