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5 Star Grand Hotel Beijing
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5 Star Grand Hotel is a superior luxury 5 star international hotel that is situated in the heart...
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The Big Bell Temple (Chinese)
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The Big Bell was built in 1733, during the reign of Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) The bell is 6.94 meters high and weighs 46.5 tongs. Inside and outside of the bell are inscribed with the Buddhist sutras, containing more than 227,000 characters. It is praised as the king of the bells in China. The temple houses some 100 bells of different shapes from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
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