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CHINESE MUSIC. 49 account of its sound being so deep. I ts place at the Confucian ceremo11ies is outside the temple, on the left side of the " Moon Terrace." I ts use is to give one single note at the end of each 'Ve-J'Se, in order to "receive the sound." 1 Formerly the stone was cut in a fantastical form, representing some monstrous animal, fish, dragon, or the like. According to the " Illustrated Description of the Instruments of' the present Dyn~sty" 2 there are 12 t'e-ch'ing, one corresponding to each of the lus ; and they are employed only at the religious and court ceremonies. No. 2.-The P ien-ch'i ng (~ ~), or " stone-chime," is an instrument composed of 16 stones suspended on a frame. The stones, which measure 1.8 fee t one way and 1.35 feet the other, are all of equal length and breadth, and differ only in thickness ; the thicker the stone the deeper the sound.