China Creates the World's Largest Bronze Drum

A worker cleans the surface of the bronze drum on Dec. 15, 2015.

The workers at the Shangchao Weishi Traditional Bronze Drum Factory smelt the copper for making the huge drum on Sept. 16, 2015.

The workers at the Shangchao Weishi Traditional Bronze Drum Factory pour liquid copper into the huge drum model on Sept. 16, 2015.

The workers at the Shangchao Weishi Traditional Bronze Drum Factory working on a model of the huge drum on Sept. 16, 2015.

A worker works on the sand mold of the bronze drum on Oct. 9, 2015.

A worker works on the sand mold of the bronze drum on Oct. 9, 2015.

Wei Qichu and Wei Qican, inheritors of the bronze drum molding technique, take a picture in front of the completed drum on Jan. 10, 2016.

The world's largest bronze drum, with a height of 2.6 meters, a diameter of 4.2 meters and a weight of 7 tons, was completed on Jan. 10 in Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

The drum was designed by Wei Qichu and Wei Qican, inheritors of the traditional bronze drum making technique. After six months of labor, the drum was finally cast in shape by 20 workers.

As reported, the one-time casting of such a huge drum is quite difficult. The success of the drum is a breakthrough in the bronze drum making industry.

Credit: China Daily