2021-02-26 14:35:43 GMT2021-02-26 22:35:43(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
NAGASAKI, Japan, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) A huge bell donated by China s Fujian Province has been installed Friday in the belfry of a temple in Nagasaki City, southern Japan, as a symbol of peace and China-Japan friendship.
The World Peace Bell is about 1.2 meters in diameter, 2 meters high and weighs 2.5 tons. Due to its large weight, the installation process was relatively difficult. With the hard work of several dozen workers, the installation was completed around 3 p.m. local time (0600 GMT) at Kofukuji Temple.
The bell was designed by Wanfu Temple in Fujian, a Buddhist temple on Mount Huangbo in Fuqing in China s Fujian Province, in recognition of ties dating back more than 360 years.
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