Gongs chimes or tam tams are supposed to be the oldest and one of the most important musical instruments of south East Asia. The origin of the musical instrument could be traced back to the second millennium B.C., but it is assumed that the gong is much older. According to Chinese history gongs are mentioned around 500 A.D., attributed to a nation called HSI YU between Tibet and Burma during the reign of Emperor Hsuan Wu.

A flat shaped bell also known as gong-gong or tam-tam is a percussion sonorous or musical instrument of Chinese origin which is made in the form of a broad thin disk with a deep rim which has made its place across Southeast Asian cultures. Gongs were sounded to chase away evil spirits, as a warning of invading armies, heal the sick and invoke the spirits of a dead person. Tibetan & Nepalese people use gong, chimes or cymbols for meditation purposes also.

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