The Jade Peony

The Jade Peony

What do the juggler/acrobat/magician and the windchime symbolize? Pages 9-14

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The wind chimes are instruments not of music, but of navigation. The sound of the chimes helps those ghostly spirits find their way back home. For a story set in Canada about Chinese immigrants dealing with assimilation into western culture, the symbolism is clear.

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