South Korea’s centuries-old Gounsa temple is left in ruins by unprecedented wildfires
The Gounsa temple was reportedly originally built in 681 A.D. during the Shilla dynasty that ruled more than half of the ...
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The Inscriptions and Features of the Yongle Bell
is preserved at the Nine - Pavilion Bell Garden of the Big Bell Temple. The second one made of bronze, 63 tons in weight, is suspended at the bell tower on the north- south central axis passing ...
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A Chime of Bells Dating Back to the Warring States Period
The chime of bells and the set of musical stones at the Big Bell Temple Museum were reproductions made in 1990. Based on the twelve - tone equal temperament, the chime of bells is tuned to the ...
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Monks at Kyoto temple test their hanging bell for New Year’s Eve
KYOTO--Monks at Chion-in temple in Higashiyama Ward here did a test run of its famed hanging bell on Dec. 27 to prepare for the traditional bell-ringing ceremony on New Year’s Eve. In the test ...