Complex sentence: The Mingun Bell regained its status as the heaviest functioning bell in the world in 1942, and retained that status until 2000, when the 116-ton Bell of Good Luck was cast and placed in the Foquan Temple in Pingdingshan, Henan, China.
Split into simpler sentences: The Mingun Bell regained its status as the heaviest functioning bell in the world in 1942, and retained that status until 2000. In 2000, the 116-ton Bell of Good Luck was cast and placed in the Foquan Temple in Pingdingshan, Henan, China.