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What does windmill mean?

Windmills, in traditional Chinese culture, are also known as auspicious wheels, Bagua wind wheels, and four-season peace talismans. It is a symbol of freedom and happiness. There are buildings similar to windmills in many places, and they have become a beautiful landscape. In modern enterprises, windmills also represent a prosperous business.

A legend about windmills. Lovers who ride a windmill together will eventually break up, but when the windmill reaches its highest point, if you kiss your lover, you will go on forever. Legend has it that every box in the windmill is filled with happiness. When we look up at the windmill, we are looking up at happiness. As high as happiness is, so high is the windmill. When we long for happiness but it has not come yet, try to sit on the windmill and wait for it to slowly rise to the top, overlooking everything you see. In fact, the happiness we want is very simple. Looking down from there, people are very small. I believe that although the world is big, there is always our simple happiness. So, when we feel unhappy, try to ride on a windmill and wait for the so-called height of happiness. They say that people who look at windmills are looking at happiness.