The accomplishments made by the four generations of John Bells are major achievements for their family. Each generation built ...

The Big Bell Temple is situated in Beisanhuan Xilu (western section of the North 3rd Ring Road), approximately two kilometers east of Haidian Road. When the temple was first built in 1733 ...

and is the only specimen of its kind in all the Eight Great Temples. The central structure in the temple is the Scripture Repository, with drum and bell towers to the left and right of it ...