The Tang Dynasty Kaiyuan Tianbao legacy records that "pieces of broken jade are hung in the bamboo forest of Qigong, and the broken jade collides with each other every night, knowing that there is wind, it counts as the wind." It can be seen that the ancient Chinese people hung the broken stone heads together, and when the wind blows, the jade vibrates, making a jingle, which is called "occupying the wind" for the purpose of knowing the wind. Presumably, Zhan Fengduo should be the earliest origin of wind chimes.
In fact, the so-called bells, bells and priests in China are not the same as chimes and chimes in the west, but they are quite similar and derivative in shape, hearing and principle, which is easy for ordinary people to associate with these objects, thus enriching the creation and application of chimes. The sweet and crisp sound of wind chimes and their rich aesthetic feeling are the greatest utilization and ideas of wind chimes by modern people; But ancient people in China hung wind chimes, which was more practical than decorative. Instead, the sound of "the wind blows jade" is used to achieve the purpose of warning, meditation or blessing.
1. Used to ring a warning bell.
1. Tang system: "The bachelor's college is deep and strict, and the bell is hung by the police. In the middle of Changqing, Hebei used soldiers, and often voiced at night to call for urgency. 」
2. The legacy of Tang Kaiyuan Tianbao: "Wang Ning ... In the spring, in the back garden, the new HongLing is tied with golden bells and flowers."
At the top, every time birds and magpies get together, the history of the garden will be surprised, and the flowers will be covered. "
In both cases, wind chimes are obviously used for warning.
Secondly, it is used in architecture.
1. History of Song Dynasty. Ceremony: "The trees in the Ming Dynasty imperial court were pine and cypress, there was no halberd at the door, and the clock was hung in the corner of the hall." The so-called "Ming Tang Ming"
According to Dai Li, "People who know religion have existed since ancient times, so they face the governors", which is obviously "Tang Ming".
In China, the dynasty was an important religious and political place. There are no guards at the entrance, but they are under the eaves.
Setting the clock in the corner is alert and peaceful, but it lacks the harsh atmosphere.
2. Wind chimes are used for geomantic survey of buildings and houses, and the magnetism of environmental space is changed by the charm of wind chimes.
Field, in order to attract [good luck], so people in China think that hanging wind chimes depends on the direction.
Third, for religion.
1. [Bell] has three meanings in the Buddhist sense: shock, joy and speech, which are common in instruments, musical instruments and stupas and temples.
Tower Temple cornice building.
2. Understand the symbolic meaning of "wind chimes" in Buddhism with a poem "Song Fengling": "The whole body is like a mouth hanging in the void, no matter what.
East, west, north and south winds all say that Prajna is for him, ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong. "The so-called" ding dong "is to speak.
Buddhism's "bitterness, emptiness, impermanence, and no self" is briefly described in "Da Cang": "Wind chimes make the sky hoarse and the truth shines."
Fire teaches sound and no sound wind chimes. "
3. In religious circles, whether it is a church or a Buddhist temple, [bell] is necessary, and its main meaning is to issue.
Signals indicate important links in the ceremony, arousing people to pray, tell the time, and announce the occurrence and celebration of major events.
Wishing, warning and mourning, bells are always meaningful.