Material: Bronze
Reign of title: 1768
Height: 109 cm
Diameter of mouth: 56 cm
In 1768, The Principal of Quoc Tu Giam school, Nguyen Nghiem gave an order for a bell called Bich Ung to be casted. Since then, the bell has been hung at the Bai Duong House in Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam.
The bell is 109cm high, and has a diameter of 56cm. It has a Dragon-shaped handle. The dragon has two heads, four legs, big nose, close-set eyes, and has a gem ball in its mouth. Around the dragon was decorated with fire clouds. The bell body is decorated with stylized flowers, leaves and Chinese characters. The bell mouth is decorated with lotus. There are four flower-shaped striking points around its body.
The bell body has four Chinese characters: "Bich Ung big bell". The text on the bell indicates the year when the bell was casted as well as name of the person who had ordered to cast the bell.
Today, Bich Ung bell has become one of the precious artifacts at the Special National Landmark Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam.