Table 5 Frequency statistics of the soundscapes in poems from the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty.
Soundscape/Dynasty | Tang | Song | Yuan | Ming | Qing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tree rustling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Wind blowing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Water flowing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
Raining | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rivers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
Birds chirping | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 6 |
Insects twittering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Clucking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Monkey screeching | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Buddhists Chanting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
Singing | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
Reading | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Talking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Reciting | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Roaring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Amusement | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Stepping on leaves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Footsteps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bell ringing | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
Traffic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Windchime ringing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Instruments | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 6 |
Night watches | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tea boiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Rod thumping | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
