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Overview

Guangzhou donatesreplica of Western Han Dynasty Bell to sister city Vancouver

Commitment Year•2001Country of Activity•CanadaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•CanadaSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jun 1, 2001
Start (actual)
Jun 1, 2001
End (actual)
Jun 1, 2001

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • City of Guangzhou

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • City of Vancouver

Loan description

Guangzhou donatesreplica of Western Han Dynasty Bell to sister city Vancouver

Narrative

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Project narrative

In June 2001, the city of Guangzhou gifted a replica of a Western Han Dynasty Bell to its sister city of Vancouver. The bell was located in Shanghai Valley in Vancouver's Chinatown and was a commemoration of the relationship's fifteenth anniversary. This bell was a replica of the Yong Bell, a bronze percussion instrument that was excavated in downtown Guangzhou in 1983. The complete set of Yong Bells consists of five pieces all of the same shape and design but graduated sizes. The set was unearthed in the east chamber of the mausoleum of Zhao Mei who was one of the kings of the Nanyue Kingdom. In Guangzhou, the bell archaeologically confirms the establishment of the first-ever urban settlement in the Pearl River Delta area, while closer to home it symbolizes the origins of Vancouver’s Chinese community.

Staff comments

1. The bell is referred to as "西汉铜钟" in Chinese. 2. The exact date of the bell's installation is currently unknown.