“Hey everybody – go on a trip to San Pedro with me to check out a piece of history at the Korean Friendship Bell.” – Cynthia Troyer
In Like Cyn – Season 1 Episode 20
Korean Friendship Bell
Published on YouTube May 7, 2015
IN LIKE CYN – SEASON 1 – EPISODE 19
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In Like Cyn – Season 1 Episode 20
Korean Friendship Bell
Published on YouTube May 7, 2015
Cyn: Hello, hello and welcome to In Like Cyn. And today we are taking a little trip to the Korean Friendship Bell. So let’s head there and see what’s going on!
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TITLE: Korean Friendship Bell
Cyn VO: I took a quick trip to San Pedro. From this point I had a great view of the Port of Los Angeles, a major international seaport. Formerly a separate city, San Pedro consolidated into Los Angeles in 1909.
Cyn: But we are outside of the park right now. You can see behind me here. Hopefully. Yeah. Angels Gate Park. And so we’re going to go into the Angels Gate Park.
ANNOTATION: This show is all shot with my iPhone!
TITLE: 3601 S. Gaffey Street, San Pedro
Cyn VO: This site very near the Southern end of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, was used by Spanish ships starting in the 1540’s. And this was home to the Tongva-Gabrieleno Native American tribe going back thousands of years.
Cyn VO: The Friendship Bell. The Friendship Bell, overlooking the Pacific Ocean was presented as a gift from the Republic of Korea to the people of the United States of America on occasion of the American Bicentennial Jubilee to further the friendship and trust between the two nations.
Cyn VO: Cast with an alloy of tin, copper, gold, silver, and phosphorus, the bell reflects the distinct characteristics and beauty of traditional Korean bells.
Cyn VO: The knob of the bell comprises of a dragon-shaped figure and the sound pipe. On the outer circumference of the bell are four pairs of goddesses, carved in relief to symbolize the spirits of freedom, independence, peace, and prosperity in each of the two countries. Ornate bands of the rose of Sharon, the national flower of Korea, decorate in relief the shoulder and rim of the bell. The bell measures 3.63 meters in height with a circumference of 7.25 meters. The bell weighs a whooping 17 metric tons.
Cyn VO: The bell pavilion, constructed in traditionally Korean architectural style with a blue-tiled roof, is painted in a unique coloring pattern, which is known in Korea as “tanch’ong.”
Cyn VO: It is the hope of the Korean people that the friendship bell will forever sound the continued prosperity of the United States of America and the Republic of Korea, together with the enduring friendship of the two nations, which is sealed by a mutual faith in freedom and independence. July 4, 1976.”
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Cyn: You probably recognize it from The Usual Suspects. So there you have it the Korean Friendship Bell. I had to put my jacket on because it’s so cold out here.
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