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Flowing bamboo decoration in Japanese gardens

Bamboo ware is called fighting for deer:

A bamboo sketch in a Japanese garden is called "Fighting for Deer". Using the lever principle, when the upper part of the bamboo tube is filled with water, it naturally hangs down, emptying the water in the tube, then tilting the head to restore the original balance, and the tail hits the stone and makes a crisp sound, which is quite interesting. Sketch is one of the representative elements of Japanese gardens, which is quiet and far-reaching.

It is often used with stone water bowls to beautify the environment.

The stone pier below is called squat: as a symbol of cleansing the body and inner sin, squat is a necessary item for temples and shrines. Like stone lanterns, they were originally set up because of the tea ceremony. It is a common landscape sketch in Japanese courtyards and is used as a prop for washing hands before formal ceremonies such as tea ceremony. Squat toilets are usually made of stone, with a small bamboo spoon and a bamboo canal (called "Jian" in Japanese) to provide water.