China Daily January 7, 2015
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Cultural relics of musical instruments have been unearthed from a complex of tombs possibly dating back thousands of years in Zaoyang city , Central China 's Hubei province , on Jan 5, 2015.Chinese archaeologists excavated an ancient stringed instrument "Se " and a frame to hold chime bells among the other items of cultural relics from the grave , which is about 1,500 meters long and 800 meters wide .The stringed instrument could be the earliest musical instrument that has ever been found in China , said the archaeologists at site .They said the relics will help in the study of Chinese musical development from the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046- 771BC) to the Warring States Period (476- 221BC).Large pits for chariots , horses , and weapons have also been discovered , which challenges the previous opinions about the Zeng state (771 to 476 BC ) in ancient China , Fang Qing told Chutian Metro Daily .Fang , director of the Cultural Relics and Archeology Research Institute of Hubei province , said that the relics prove that the Zeng state was a big power rather than a smaller one .More mysteries about the Zeng state are expected to be unearthed , said the expert .![]()
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