There was a bronze bell in Yong Ju Sa temple.
Interesting thing was the bronze bell seemed to be made in Goryeo dynasty more than 900 years ago to the Yong Ju Sa temple which was built in Choson dynasty.
Actually the record on the surface of the bell indicated this bell was made in Shilla dynasty which had been existed before Goryeo dynasty.
But scholars thought this bell was made in Goryeo dynasty in the consideration of the bell making style.
It was the first time for me to see the bronze bell of Goryeo dynasty.
Up until now I hadn’t heard the sound of the bronze bell.
Korean Bell has its unique style.
One of those unique styles was the sound tube.
Because of the sound tube, the sound of Korea bell has its profound quality of the sound.
Second was the nipples of the bell.
In may view, those ornaments were closely related to the process of making sound.
The carvings of the angels were another joy for enjoying Korean traditional bells.
There were several other patterns except the angels on the bell.
But regrettable thing was it was forbidden to strike the bell to preserve longer.