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Big Bell Temple
1A Beisanhuanxi Lu, Haidian District, Beijing, Phone: 010/8213-2630About
This 18th-century temple shields China's biggest bell and more than 400 smaller bells and gongs from the Ming, Song, and Yuan dynasties. The Buddhist templeâÂÂoriginally used for rain prayersâÂÂhas been restored after major damage inflicted during the Cultural Revolution. Before it opened as a museum in 1985, the buildings were used as Beijing No. 2 Food Factory. The bells here range from a giant 7 meters (23 feet) high to hand-sized chimes, many of them corroded to a pale green by time.
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