Sounds and music Wind chime with the audible tones a1-d2-f2-g2-a2-d3-f3-a3. Today, wind chimes are common in the East and used to maximize the flow of chi, or life's energy. Feng-lings were hung from shrines and pagodas to ward off evil spirits and attract benevolent ones. Afterwards, the Chinese created the feng-ling( 風鈴), which is similar to today's modern wind bell. A bell without a clapper, called a yong-zhong, was crafted by skilled metal artisans and primarily used in religious ceremonies. Wind chimes started to become modernized around 1100 C.E. Wind chimes are thought to be good luck in parts of Asia and are used in Feng Shui. Japanese glass wind bells known as fūrin ( 風鈴) have been produced since the Edo period, and those at Mizusawa Station are one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan. Wind bells are also hung under the corners of temple, palace and home roofs they are not limited to pagodas. It is said that these bells were originally intended to frighten away not only birds but also any lurking evil spirits. In India during the second century CE, and later in China, extremely large pagodas became popular with small wind bells hung at each corner the slightest breeze caused the clapper to swing, made in bronze too, producing a melodious tinkling. Eastern and Southern Asia Wind-powered bell or wind chime under temple eaves. These additions increased its protective powers. The image shows one example with a phallus portrayed with wings and the feet of an animal, and a phallus for a tail. Bells were believed to ward off malevolent spirits and were often combined with a phallus, which was also a symbol of good fortune and a charm against the evil eye. Roman wind chimes, usually made of bronze, were called tintinnabulum and were hung in gardens, courtyards, and porticoes where wind movement caused them to tinkle. History Ancient Rome Bronze tintinnabulum, Roman, 1st century AD, British Museum.
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