在茹毛饮血、刀耕火种的原始时代,每当先民们获得了劳动果实后,就情不自禁地敲打着石块,模仿各种鸟兽的动作,群起而舞。这就是《尚书》中说的“击石拊石,百兽率舞”。这石块可算是人类最早的乐器了。到了石器时代,人们发觉把质地坚硬细密、外形平整光滑的石犁铧片用绳子穿起来敲打,声音清脆悦耳,达就是石磬的雏形。甲骨文的“声”字写作“(?)”,左半象悬 In the primitive era when raw animals were sacrificed, blood was collected, and slaughtered and cultivated, whenever the ancestors got the fruits of labor, they could not help but beat the rocks and imitate the movements of various birds and beasts. This is the “Book of Rites,” said “hit stone, stone, animal rate dance.” This stone can be regarded as the earliest human instrument. To the Stone Age, people found that the hard and meticulous texture, smooth and smooth shape of the stone plow piece worn with a rope to wear, the voice crisp and clear, up to the prototype of stone. Oracle’s “sound” writing “(?)”, Left half hanging