What is the cultural meaning of the "wind chimes" hanging under the eaves of traditional Chinese buildings?

When it comes to wind chimes, there is both the beauty of visual modeling and the enjoyment of auditory pleasure; it is both a small decoration for the home and an important religious artifact; it can be relaxing and leisurely, and it can also be solemn and serene.

The Tang Dynasty, the Kaiyuan Tianbao legacy records "manifold king's palace in the bamboo forest, hanging broken pieces of jade, every night heard broken pieces of jade touch the sound, that is, know that there is a wind, the number of the wind to occupy the Doxa," it can be seen that the Chinese ancients will be suspended in the gravel, when the wind blew the jade vibration, jing jing jing jing issued a clear and crisp sound, known as the "occupy the wind Doxa," the purpose of the wind to be used to know. The purpose was to know the wind. It is assumed that the wind chime is the earliest origin of the wind chime.

In fact, the so-called bells, chimes and chimes of the Chinese and the Westerners, though not equal to wind chimes, are quite similar to and derived from wind chimes in terms of modeling, audibility and principle, so it is easy for people to associate these objects with each other, thus enriching the creation and use of wind chimes. The pleasant and clear sound of wind chimes, as well as its richly modeled beauty, is the greatest use and idea of wind chimes for modern people; however, ancient Chinese people hung wind chimes for practicality rather than decorative purposes, and used the sound of the wind blowing to achieve the purpose of warning, meditation, or praying for blessings.

I. Used for hanging bells alarm

1. Tang system: "Bachelor's College deep strict, hanging bells and cables for police, Changqing, Hebei troops, often night sound to sound slow.

2. Tang. Kaiyuan Tianbao remains: "Ning Wang ... to the spring, in the back of the garden in the new red silk rope, densely decorated with gold bells, tied to the flowers

Top of the top, every bird and magpies flying set, then the garden history of the switch to startle, cover the flowers of the reason also".

The above two examples, wind chimes are obviously used for warning.

Two, used in construction

1. Song history. Rituals: "Hall of the court tree pine, catalpa and juniper, the door does not set the halberd, the corner of the Hall are hanging bells". The so-called "Ming Tang, Ming

government and education of the Hall", according to the Dadailei: "Ming Tang, since ancient times, so towards the vassals," it is clear that "Ming Tang"

in China throughout the dynasties is an important place of government and education, it is not set up security guards at the door of the military, but in the eaves of the four

corner of the bells, there is a vigilant, peaceful meaning, but less stern and harsh atmosphere

2. Wind chimes are used in the Feng Shui survey of buildings and homes to utilize the [good rhyme] of wind chimes to change the environmental and spatial magnetic

field to attract [good luck], so the Chinese believe that hanging wind chimes depends on the direction.

Three, used in religion

1. [Bell] in the Buddhist connotation of awakening, joy, saying three meanings, commonly found in the Buddhist dharma, musical instruments and pagodas and temples

The pagodas and temples in the eaves building.

2. The symbolic meaning of wind chimes in Buddhism is recognized in the following verse: "The body is like a mouth hanging in the void, regardless of

the winds from east, west, south, north, and south, they all speak of the Buddha's teachings, ding dong dong ding dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong.

3. In the religious world, whether it is a church or a Buddhist temple, [the bell] is necessary, and its main meaning is to send out

signals to indicate an important part of the ceremony, to arouse people to pray, to tell the time, to announce the occurrence of a big event, to celebrate

blessing, to call the police, and to grieve, and the bells will always have significance when they are rung.

4. In Bali, there is a belief in multiple gods, and legend has it that the god of the wind [Shiva] uses bamboo wind chimes to indicate the arrival of the god of the wind by the sound of the wind blowing on the bamboo tubes, and to show the god's power.

Si En Temple building under the eaves, hanging some wind chimes, the wind over the place, the wind chimes tinkling, seems to be in the time to wake up the world, abstain from greed, anger, dementia, abandon all the troubles.

There is also a kind of wind chime is minority girls pray for blessing with, meaning that I hope the family harmony and prosperity, can get pure and flawless love. As for where to hang it, it is fine to hang it by the window. When there is a wind, you can open the window and make a wish on the wind chime, it is said that as long as the wind stops immediately after the wish, the wind chime will give the wish to the wind god, so that she can help you realize.