Capital Iron and steel Complex.CHINA--A workshop of the Capital Iron and steel Complex, Beijing, China, has cast the largest copper bell in China, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Xinhua News Agency “Xinhua” redirects here. For other uses, see Xinhua (disambiguation). The Xinhua News Agency (Simplified Chinese: 新华社; Traditional Chinese: . The bell, which weighs 50 tons and is 6.8 m high, was used to usher in the new century, ringing 21 times simultaneously with four other bells in Shannxi, Henan, Shandong and Jiangsu provinces. The bell was decorated with major historial events in China over the past century and is inscribed in·scribe tr.v. in·scribed, in·scrib·ing, in·scribes 1. a. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface. b. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters. with the Chinese national anthem. |
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