The Soul of the Great Bell by Grade 11 Optimistic S.Y 2020- 2021

The Soul of the Great Bell
Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904)
From Lafcadio Hearn: American Writings
The Yongle Bell, cast in 1403 at the end of the first year of the reign of the Emperor Yongle, the third emperor of the Ming dynasty. Weighing nearly fifty tons, its sound could be heard fifty kilometers away on a clear night. The bell is housed in the Great Bell Temple, located in the Haidian District of Beijing and built in the year 1733. Image courtesy of Cultural China.
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