Bell of Yongjusa | |
Korean name | |
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Hangul | 용주사 동종 |
Hanja | 龍珠寺 銅鐘 |
Revised Romanization | Yongjusa Dongjong |
McCune–Reischauer | Yongchusa Tongchong |
The Bell of Yongjusa ( Korean: 용주사 동종) is located in the temple of Yongjusa, near Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
The bronze bell was cast and installed in the temple in 854. [1] [2] [3] The temple was destroyed in 1636 during the Second Manchu invasion of Korea but the bell survived. [1] [4] The temple was rebuilt in 1790 and the bell reinstalled. [1]
The bell is listed at number 120 in the " National Treasures of South Korea" list. [3] [4]