在商周时期人们的生产力水平已经发展到了比较高的水平，青铜的冶炼技术逐步趋于成熟，青铜的产量也大大的提高，青铜已经不再局限于使用在武器，劳动工具等必要方面，结余出来的青铜开始用于其它方面，首先是铸造用于古代人们祭祀活动的重器——铜鼎，在接下来随着铸造技术的不断发展成熟，工匠们可以铸造的东西不断增多，大型铜钟也不再局限于铜鼎的铸造，开始出现了人物，动物的大型铜钟。到了唐朝时期，大型铜钟的发展步入了一个鼎盛时期，现在流传下来的许多精美的大型铜钟都是在唐朝时期诞生的。
During the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, people's productivity level has developed to a relatively high level, bronze smelting technology has gradually matured, and bronze production has greatly increased. Bronze is no longer confined to the use of weapons, labor tools and other necessary aspects. The remaining bronze has begun to be used in other areas, first of all for casting purposes. In ancient times, with the continuous development and maturity of casting technology, craftsmen can cast more and more things. Large-scale copper bells are no longer limited to the casting of copper tripod. Large-scale copper bells of characters and animals began to appear. In the Tang Dynasty, the development of large-scale copper bells entered a peak period. Many exquisite large-scale copper bells handed down today were born in the Tang Dynasty.