The Yongle Bell was cast under the order of Emperor ZhuDi during the Ming Dysnaty (AD 1403 -1424) It is 657 cm in height. 330 cm in rim diameter and w

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The Yongle Bell was cast under the order of Emperor ZhuDi during the Ming Dysnaty (AD 1403 -1424) It is 657 cm in height. 330 cm in rim diameter and weights 46,500 Kg. More than 100 Han and Sanskrit Sutras and incantations were cast on the bell, totalling more than 230,000 characters, inside and outside of the bell. DaZhong Si Museum. Beijing. of China

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Size: 3620px × 4827px
Location: DaZhong Si (Big Bell Temple) Beijing. China
Photo credit: © Felix Stensson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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