The gong belongs to the percussion family and they produce a very distinct tone It can come in a variety of shapes and sizes and just like different languages and dialects, these different gongs have followed a long evolution through time, depending on the culture behind it
Thomas Jefferson and the Chinese Gong
While Richard Nixon's diplomatic visit to China may have created a minor thaw in Sino-US relations, he was not the first President to try to get in sync with the Chinese. Thomas Jefferson preceded him by close to two centuries.
A Brief History of Gongs
The gong is one of the oldest musical instruments in the world. Archaeologists have unearthed gongs built almost four thousand years ago.
