The origin of Japanese wind chimes?

In ancient times, wind chimes were very popular among nobles. They are called "organs" and become the objects of poets' chanting. At that time, the price of wind chimes was very high, which was hard to find, and most people could not afford it. During the Edo period, it was advanced in production technology and could be mass-produced, which made it popular among the people, became an indispensable summer product and formed a unique wind chime culture in Japan.

It is said that wind chimes originated from Zhanfengduo in ancient China, and were mainly used for divination. Some people also used it to judge the wind direction. According to records, in the Tang Dynasty, Wang Qi, the son of Tang Ruizong, hung many jade pieces in the bamboo forest in the palace where he lived, and listened to the sound of jade pieces colliding to judge the wind direction. These jade articles belong to Zhan Fengduo. Later, such wind chimes were brought back to China by Japanese monks studying in Datang.

There is a legend in Japan that at the end of Meiji, there was a long steep slope near Tokyo Jingqiao, haunted by ghosts from time to time, and no one dared to leave after dark. One day, a vendor selling wind chimes came home late. When he passed this barren hill and slope, he saw a gentle and graceful woman standing on the side of the road, covering her face with long sleeves. So the vendor asked her why she was crying, but the woman didn't answer. The peddler couldn't help pulling at the woman's sleeve. The woman turned around slowly, but it was a face with no mouth, nose and smooth eyes like eggshells. The peddler let out a yell and ran away, and the wind chimes on his back rang loudly. The woman was going to catch up, but she suddenly disappeared as soon as she heard the bell.

There are endless varieties of Japanese wind chimes, the most famous of which are "Southern Wind chimes" and "Edo Wind chimes".