The bell of happiness ( Chinese trad. 吉祥 鐘 , ex. 吉祥 钟 , pinyin : jíxiáng zhōng ) is a bell located in the Chinese city of Pingdingshan , Henan Province. The bell weighs 116 tons (the design weight was supposed to be slightly less - 108 tons), its height is 8108 mm, the base diameter is 5118 mm. The bell has no language, they ring it with the help of a special drummer located outside the bell.
| Bell | |
| Bell of happiness | |
|---|---|
| 吉祥 钟 | |
| A country |  China |
| Established | year 2000 |
| Height | |
Cast in honor of the third millennium at the plant of the Tianrui Group, (Pingdingshan, Henan) at the end of December 2000 .
Information about the Bell of Happiness is very fragmentary, however, based on the available data, today it can be considered the largest and heaviest operating bell in the world.
See also
- The Tsar Bell
- The Great Bell of Dhammazedi