清代的宦官在退养之后和明代的宦官一样，修养在寺庙之中，而北京的寺庙多修建于明代，钟作为佛事中重要的法器，由于其体积较大，材质为铜、铁，可以长期使用。所以到了清代出现了保留前朝用钟并对其重新修铸的现象。例如：乾隆乙亥重修宏慈道院募天顺丁丑铜钟，该钟的钟钮是在乾隆时期被重修过。
Eunuchs in the Qing Dynasty, like eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty, were cultivated in temples. Most of the temples in Beijing were built in the Ming Dynasty. As an important instrument in Buddhist affairs, bells can be used for a long time because of their large size and copper and iron materials. So in the Qing Dynasty, zhengqifa.89ix.com mojusugmj.37ix.com.cn mojugg.37ix.com.cnhulan.37ix.com.cn jueyuanjian.37ix.com.cnxingtai.71ix.cnthere appeared the phenomenon of retaining the bells of the former dynasty and recasting them. For example, in the reinvention of the bronze bell of Hongci Daoist Court in Qianlong and Yihai, the button of the bell was repaired during the reinvention of Qianlong.