What is the legend of wind chimes?

It is said that wind chimes originated from the Feng Zhanduo in ancient China. They were mainly used for divination. Some people also used them to judge the direction of the wind. According to records, during the Tang Dynasty, King Qi, the son of Emperor Ruizong of the Tang Dynasty, hung many jade pieces in the bamboo forest in the palace where he lived, and listened to the collision of the jade pieces to determine the direction of the wind. These jade pieces are Zhanfeng Duo. Later, such wind chimes were brought home by Japanese monks who studied in the Tang Dynasty. ?

2. In the beginning, wind chimes were hung in front of and behind the house as a talisman to ward off evil spirits. It is believed that within the range of hearing the bell, no evil spirits or ghosts can get close. There is a folk legend in Japan that tells that in the late Meiji period, there was a long steep slope near Kyobashi in Tokyo, where ghosts and ghosts often appeared, and no one dared to walk after dark. One day, a wind chime vendor came home late. When passing by this barren hillside, he saw a slim woman standing on the roadside, covering her face with long sleeves and twitching. So the hawker asked: "Madam, why are you crying?" He asked again and again, but there was no answer from the woman. The hawker couldn't help but stepped forward and pulled the woman's sleeve. The woman slowly turned around, and it turned out to be a face as smooth as an eggshell with no mouth, no nose, and no eyes. The vendor screamed in fright and ran away. The wind chimes behind me rang loudly. The woman was about to give chase, but she disappeared as soon as she heard the bell.

3.Types

Nowadays, there are endless varieties of wind chimes, some made of gold, silver, copper and other metals, some made of stone pottery, and in places near the seaside, shells are also strung together as wind chimes. Ordinary wind chimes are made of iron and glass. The most famous ones are the "Nanbu Wind Chime" and the "Edo Wind Chime".

4. Nowadays, there are six main types of well-known wind chimes in Japan according to their origin:

◇Iwate Southern Iron Wind Chimes: Southern Wind Chimes are named after they are made of iron produced in the southern region. The production of ironware has been around 900 years since the third generation of Hiraizumi Fujiwara. Iwate Southern Iron Wind Chimes are famous for their beautiful sound. The voice is soft and long, with a lasting aftertaste. ?

◇Aizu Kitakata wind chime is a traditional lacquer craft. Painting is done on the inside of the glass wind chime. The gold powder and toner of the lacquer painting are all painted by hand. The flower pattern of the translucent wind chime seems to be floating on the surface. It is generous and beautiful, and has first-class ornamental value. The tone color It is quiet and distant, making people feel peaceful.

◇Edo wind chimes are made of hand-blown glass, with hand-painted patterns on the inside, a short booklet on the bottom, and a poem on it. It was named after its mass production during the Edo period. The openings of Edo wind chimes are not neat and smooth, and the zigzag shape is deliberately retained. The tone is crisp and clear, which is very different from the tone of wind chimes imported from other places.

◇Aichi Seto Wind Chime A famous ceramic production area in Japan, the representative of ceramics [Seto Ware]. Its representative work is the Aichi Seto Wind Chime. It is painted on a ceramic surface and is suitable for hanging in a Japanese-style room or a Western-style room. ?

◇Dabeppu Wind Chime DaBeppu is rich in bamboo weaving products, and DaBeppu Wind Chime is woven from slender and flexible bamboo, which looks very cool. Part of the wind chime is made of southern iron. Bamboo is afraid of rain, so it can only be placed indoors with good ventilation. use. ◇Okinawa Wind Chimes Okinawa's traditional glass ball production process, Okinawa's glass wind chimes are usually more colorful, and they are also famous in Japan.