Wind chime Japanese glass wind bells known as "fūrin" () have been produced since the Edo period, and those at Mizusawa Station are one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan. Wind chimes are thought to be good luck in parts of Asia and are used in Feng Shui. Wind chimes started to become modernized around 1100 B.C. after the Chinese began to cast bells. A bell without a clapper, called a "yong-zhong", was crafted by skilled metal artisans and primarily used in religious ceremonies. Afterwards, the Chinese created the "feng-ling", which is similar to today's modern wind bell. Feng-lings were hung from
Chinese grammar "each other" can be translated from "bǐcǐ" (), usually in adverb position. An alternative is "hùxiāng" (, "mutually"). Adjectives can be used attributively, before a noun. The relative marker "de" () may be added after the adjective, but this is not always required; "black horse" may be either "hēi mǎ" () or "hēi de mǎ" (). When multiple adjectives are used, the order "quality/size – shape – color" is followed, although this is not necessary when each adjective is made into a separate phrase with the addition of "de". Gradable adjectives can be modified by words meaning "very", etc.; such