The Bell of Yongjusa () is located in the temple of
Yongjusa
Yongjusa () is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. It is located in on the slopes of Hwasan in Taean-eup, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
Two large bells in the temple are believed to date to the U ...
, near
Suwon
Suwon (; ) is the largest city and capital of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea's most populous province. The city lies approximately south of the national capital, Seoul. With a population of 1.2 million, Suwon has more inhabitants than Ulsan, tho ...
,
Gyeonggi Province
Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea.
Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level ''special city'' since 1946. Incheon, ...
,
South Korea
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.
History
The
bronze
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bell
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was
cast
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and installed in the temple in 854.
The temple was destroyed in 1636 during the
Second Manchu invasion of Korea
The Qing invasion of Joseon () occurred in the winter of 1636 when the newly established Qing dynasty invaded the Joseon dynasty, establishing the former's status as the hegemon in the Imperial Chinese Tributary System and formally severing Jo ...
but the bell survived.
The temple was rebuilt in 1790 and the bell reinstalled.
The bell is listed at number 120 in the "
National Treasures of South Korea
National Treasure () is a national-level designation within the heritage preservation system of South Korea for tangible objects of significant artistic, cultural and historical value. Examples of objects include art, artifacts, sites, or buildi ...
" list.
See also
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Culture of Korea
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Since the mid-20th century, Korea has been split between the North Korean and South Korean sovereign state, stat ...
*
Korean Art
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The earliest examples of Korean art consist of Stone Age works dating from 3000 ...
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Bell of King Seongdeok
The Sacred Bell of Great King Seongdeok () is the largest extant bronze bell in Korea. It is also known as the Emille Bell (), after a legend about its casting, and as the Bell of Bongdeoksa, where it was first housed. The bell was also previously ...
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Bell of Cheonheungsa
The Bell of Cheonheungsa is from the Cheonheungsa Temple near Seonggeo Mountain in Chungcheongnam-do Province. The Bell of Cheonheungsa is regarded as one of the largest and most beautiful bells from the Goryeo period.
The bell is listed at numbe ...
*
Bell of Sangwonsa
Bell of Sangwonsa
The Bell of Sangwonsa () is a bronze bell designated as National Treasures of South Korea #36. It is located in the Sangwonsa temple in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province.
Description
Cast in 725, it is one of the three ...
References
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Individual bells
Korean art
National Treasures of South Korea
Arts in Silla