[1] Joined by a cord that runs through the center, ching are bowl-shaped, about 5 centimeters in diameter, and made of bronze alloy—iron, copper, and gold.

A Thai ensemble consists of stringed fiddles, flutes, zither, xylophones, gong circles, drums, and ching.

Melody in both Thai and Khmer musics is regulated by cyclic patterns realized on the drums and ching.

[3] Evidence of the ching has been found in Angkor, the great temple-city of Khmer civilization, where classical art flourished between the ninth to the fifth centuries.

Scenes carved in the walls of the temple depict celestial dancers with their musical instruments, including small cymbals (ching).