The Beomjong striking media art, provided by the National Museum of Korea. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) SEOUL, March 25 ...
With their imposing shapes and deep and prolonged sound, round bells were ... to accompany the singing of songs. A bell is struck at a Buddhist or Taoist temple to draw the devotion of worshippers ...
The loud sound reverberated through the temple grounds. The hanging bell was cast during the early years of the Edo Period (1603-1867). It is 3.3 meters tall, 2.8 meters wide and weighs 70 tons.