When traveling to the ancient city of Lijiang, why did the tour guide say that wishing wind chimes cannot be hung?

Next to the big waterwheel in Lijiang Old Town, there is a corridor about 20 meters long. The wooden frames of the corridor are densely hung with wind chimes. These are the Dongba wishing wind chimes. A thin wooden board, with the magical and incomprehensible Dongba script written on one side, and the wishes written by everyone who came here on the other side. It is tied with a strong red rope. At the top of the rope is a small straw hat as big as a fist, and at the bottom of the board are two small lingzi. The swaying Dongba wishing wind chimes add a touch of bright colors and a peaceful atmosphere to the noisy ancient city.

? While traveling, I discovered that there is a "Dongba Wishing Wind Chime" at the North Gate Waterwheel, which has become a unique scenery here. This kind of wishing sign scenery is not unique to Lijiang, and it has no direct relationship with the so-called "Dongba culture". Now it can be found everywhere. I saw three places during my stay in Yunnan, and it has become a "new scenery" in the scenic spot. If you look carefully, all the wind chime wishing cards are the same. There are people selling them for 30 yuan each. It has become an industry. It is estimated that these "attractions" have also been contracted.

Dongba culture is the traditional culture of the Naxi people. Dongba religion is a polytheistic religion that believes in animism. Dongba wishing wind chimes originated from the caravans on the Tea Horse Road six hundred years ago. The ancient city of Lijiang is famous for tea. In this important town on the ancient horse road, the sound of bells brings good luck and peace to people. As the saying goes, "The bells ring in the mountains and the caravans come." It was the ringing of the bell that announced the safety of the caravan, and it was the caravan that brought the prosperity of the ancient city. It is said that this kind of wind chime brings luck to the Dongba people. As long as you believe, if you call the sky, it will come true, if you call the earth, it will respond, if you call the clouds, it will come, and all wishes will come true

I I don’t know if it is really as effective as the legend says. I lingered in this corridor for a long time, looked up carefully, read all kinds of wishes gently, felt everyone’s pious and pure blessings, and looked forward to beautiful and sweet things. There are those about love, those that deeply bless family and friends, and there are also many true inner monologues. Regardless of nationality, regardless of language, regardless of high or low, regardless of wealth or poverty, hope is the same simple, and every piece touches the softest place in the heart. ?Compared to the wind chimes themselves, I prefer to read the heartfelt and warm words written by myself. Each word is full of my expectations, records the mood of a certain day and a certain moment, and expresses a unique emotion and Sustenance is not so much a wishing gallery as it is the wish list of people rushing to Lijiang from all over the world. There are always some prayers from strangers who come and go in Lijiang that touch people's hearts, warm you and me, or make you think.