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''Chinese/Korean'': 編磬 ''(biānqìng/pyeongyeong)''
[[File:Pyeongyeong.jpg|right|thumb|400px|A Korean ''pyeongyeong'' on display at the Story of King Sejong gallery, Seoul]]
*''Chinese/Korean'': 編磬 ''(biānqìng/pyeongyeong)''
The ''biānqìng'' is an ancient Chinese musical instrument comprised of a series of stone slabs hung from a frame. Each stone is of a different thickness, and thus produces a different pitch or tone when struck. Such instruments have been found in archaeological sites dating as early as the 430s BCE (see [[Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng]]).
The ''biānqìng'' is an ancient Chinese musical instrument comprised of a series of stone slabs hung from a frame. Each stone is of a different thickness, and thus produces a different pitch or tone when struck. Such instruments have been found in archaeological sites dating as early as the 430s BCE (see [[Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng]]).