The Big Bell Temple Museum is a multi-functional museum specialized
in the collection, preservation, exhibition, study and exploitation
of ancient bells and catering to the people's growing cultural
demands with its peculiar cultural charm. The different exhibitions
display the evolution, designs and characteristics of ancient
bells, enabling the visitors to understand the uses and making of
ancient bells, the connections between man and bells, between bells
and religions and between bells and science and technology as well
as other cultural connotations.
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With the elapse of time and the alteration of dynasties,
changes took place in the designs, uses and makings of bells to
varying degrees. The specialized exhibitions of "Historical
Evolution." "A Chime of Bells Dating Back to the Warring States
Period." "Exquisite Ancient Bells." "A Brief History of Ancient
Bells." "A Forest of Bells." "The Five Unique Features of the King
of Bells." "The Yongle Bell." "Casting
Demonstration."?"Ancient Bells from Foreign Countries" and
"The Nine-Pavilion Bell Garden" highlight nearly 500 exhibits and
present a picture scroll of ancient bells covering more than 4,000
years from the end of primitive society to the present day. In the
kingdom of bells, the visitors can comprehend their cultural
connotations.
