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Dahe bell, note jiazhong
In 1126, the Song capital Bianjing (now Kaifeng, Henan Province) fell to the Jurchen Jin army; Emperor Huizong was removed to the north, along with thousands of officials and numerous treasures, including ritual bronzes. Some of the Dasheng bells were kept by the Jin court to reuse for their state music. In 1174, the Jin court erased the “Dasheng” inscription and replaced it with “Dahe” (Grand Harmony), the title of Jin ritual music. The bell here was recycled in this way.
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