Big Bell Temple (Big Bell Temple) in Beijing, near Haydian. The temple was built during the reign of the imperial dynasty Queen, in 1733. After that it was a place where all the emperors prayed for the welfare of the people or of the rain.

The Bell Tower is located on the large bell. It was cast in 1403, ie in the first year of the reign of Emperor Yongli (Ming Dynasty - 1368). Bell was one of three projects that have been created at the behest of the emperor. Two other projects - it is the Temple of Heaven and the Forbidden City.

Bell height of about 7 meters and weighs about 50 tons. On the whole surface of the bell, both inside and outside the Buddhist sutras are stamped. Thanks to the masters of the art of bell, the bell sounds great, very gently, if you call it slowly and very loudly and deeply, if the call abruptly. The sounds of bells could be heard at a distance of 15 kilometers, and for all their extraordinary properties it was called the King of Bells Antiquities.

Tourists often puzzling question of how such a large and heavy bell could drag upward. The answer is simple - after casting, the master waited until winter comes, then poured the whole territory of the water. The water turned to ice, and the bell is easy to move on it. People just rolled the bell on the elevation of the ice, and when he pulled up - it began to build the temple, to hang the bell.

Inside the temple there is the territory of the museum, built in 1985. Today there are hundreds of valuable bells, cast in China and other countries, as well as other cultural treasures and artifacts. For example, the collection of bells Chaochzhun, Daochzhun, Fochzhun and Lechzhun, as well as many others. The most favorite and popular bells - it Chaochzhun owned by Emperor Qianlong and Banchzhun.

Also at the White Cloud Temple to hear Chinese folk music played with the help of the bells.