The chime-bell is a traditional Chinese musical instrument. Dated back to the Shang Dynasty (11 B.C.), it was popular as ritual instrument in the Zhou Dynasty and now is performed as bronze percussion instrument. In the early Bronze Age in China, the bell was used in sacrificial ceremony as a percussion instrument for rhythm. Then they developed into the most important sacrificial vessel and musical instrument for both rhythm and melody in the ritual orchestra of the Zhou Dynasty. As a music-archaeologist, Professor Li excavated more than a hundred chime-bells in the archaeological fieldwork and was asked to appraise bronze bells in museum in China and abroad. In this presentation, Professor Li will focus on the culture and history of Chinese chime-bell and introduce the design about the bronze bell and its compound mode, and discuss the evolving social functions in China.