The Bell of Good Luck () is a large
bell
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located in Foquan Temple () in
Pingdingshan
Pingdingshan (), also known as Eagle City ( zh, s=鹰城, p=Yīngchéng, t=鷹城), is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province, China. It had 4,904,701 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 1,756,333 lived in the built-up (or metro) a ...
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Henan
Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...
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China. It is close to the
Spring Temple Buddha
The Spring Temple Buddha ( and ) is a colossal statue depicting Vairocana Buddha located in the Zhaocun township of Lushan County, Henan, China, built from 1997 to 2008. It is located within the ''Fodushan Scenic Area'', close to National Freew ...
, the world's tallest Buddha statue. The bell weighs 116 metric tons (255,736 lbs.), and is 8.108 metres in height and 5.118 metres in diameter at its widest point. The Bell of Good Luck therefore, at the time of its construction, claimed the title of heaviest functioning bell in the world.
The bell was
cast
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in December 2000 and first rung at midnight on
New Year's Eve the same month. The bell's shoulder section is adorned with 36 lotus petal patterns.
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See also
*List of heaviest bells
Following is a list of the heaviest bells known to have been cast, and the period of time during which they held that title.
Heaviest functioning bell in the world
The title of heaviest functioning bell in the world has been held chronologicall ...
References
External links
Video of the bell
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Individual bells
Buildings and structures in Henan
Buildings and structures completed in 2000