While the bells were used in ancient China for various practical purposes, such as for musical effect, religious activities, and sounding night watches, bells in modern China has in fact become a symbol of an idea, a spirit and a culture. A case for example is the "Admonish-the -world Bell", which always admonishes people to pay attention to historical lessons and experiences.

On September 27, 1925, the funeral committee of Dr. Sun Yat-sen unanimously decided to adopt the bell alarm design for the Dr. Sun Yat-sen' Mausoleum in Nanjing . According to Lu Yanzhi, the designer, the shape of an alarm bell implied the need to "arouse the masses of the people", conforming to Dr. Sun Yat-sen' s mettle and spirit.

The historical mission of "arousing the masses of the people" has been carried on in modern times and the bell culture developed further. In 1990 when the 11th Asian Games opened in Beijing , an impressive bell-and-drum beating ceremony was held to enhance the spirit of striving to make the Chinese nation stronger and stronger and promoting virtue by material means, a move highly praised by public opinion in China and abroad.

In 1997 when Hong Kong returned to the motherland, a new "Admonish-the-World Bell" was built by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics and the Big Bell Temple Museum to mark the historical event.

Measuring 1.97 meters in height, 1.14 meters in rim diameter and 1,000 kilograms in weight, the bell follows the traditional solemn and elegant style of ancient bells in China. The bell's front was engraved with the emblem of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and the body was engraved with more than 400 characters, which forms the "Inscription to Admonish the World". The inscription vividly relates the history of imperialist aggression against China and the heroic struggle waged by the Chinese people to resume the sovereignty over Hong Kong and incisively expounds the great concept of "one country, two systems" of Deng Xiaoping, which led to the final reunification with Hong Kong.

Chinese culture, long and rich, becomes even more valued and renowned because of the precious bell culture, which not only enables the modern people to appreciate the beauty of art and science, but also gives them the inspiration and enlightenment to create culture. At the core of Chinese people's bell complex is worship; worship of beauty, power, ethics, kind- heartedness and justice. Undoubtedly, the complex will be cherished, carried on and developed by the future generations of Chinese people.