铜钟的古代意义
铜钟是统治阶级王权的象征，在唐代以后，历代的封建统治者铸造各种铜钟、佛钟、道钟、乐钟，并且越铸越大，以求达到彰显自己神权和政权的地位来巩固统治的目的。
Bronze bell is the symbol of the ruling class's royal power. After the Tang Dynasty, feudal rulers cast all kinds of dynasty bells, Buddha bells, Dao bells and music bells, and the bigger the bells, in order to show their theocracy and political power status and consolidate their rule.
还用来以振军威，钟的节奏感强，它能表达人们的欢乐喜悦，又可以在生产劳动中协调人们的劳动步伐、在舞蹈中使舞姿整齐优美、在练兵中使士兵步伐一致，以振军威，因而在劳动生产中最需要铜钟。
It can also express people's joy, coordinate people's labor steps in production, make dance neat and beautiful, and make soldiers' steps consistent in military training, so it needs bronze bell most in labor production.
古代铸造的铜钟，除了雕铸一些图案，还有文字，或吉祥用语，或纪时记事。因此，古铜钟不仅在文字发展史上，更在古代社会、政治、思想、文学、经济等各方面的研究一提供了宝贵而丰富的史料，同时体现出了我国古人的高超技术。
In addition to carving and casting some patterns, ancient bronze bells also have characters, auspicious expressions, and chronicles. Therefore, the ancient bronze bell not only provides valuable and rich historical materials in the history of the development of writing, but also in the study of ancient society, politics, ideology, literature, economy and other aspects, and reflects the superb technology of the ancient Chinese.
