Soundscape Evaluation Outside a Taoist Temple: A Case Study of Laojundong Temple in Chongqing, China

Hui Xie, Zhaohui Peng, Jian Kang, Chang Liu and Huifei Wu
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Hui Xie: Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
Zhaohui Peng: Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
Jian Kang: Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, The Bartlett, University College London-14 Upper Woburn Place, London WC1H 0NN, UK
Chang Liu: Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
Huifei Wu: Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 8, 1-18

Abstract: The unique architectural form and religious background of Taoist buildings can lead to a special acoustic environment, but there is a lack of research on the soundscape evaluation of Taoist buildings. Laojundong Taoist Temple was selected as the research site. The psychological and physiological responses of Taoist priests and ordinary people, and strategies for soundscape renovation were investigated by conducting field measurements, interviews, soundwalks, and audio–visual experiments. There was significant negative linear regression between the L Aeq,5min and soundscape comfort ( p < 0.01). The visual landscape comfort of ordinary people was notably correlated with landscape diversity ( p < 0.01), whereas their soundscape comfort was markedly correlated with the degree of natural soundscape and audio–visual harmony ( p < 0.01). The soundscape evaluation by Taoist priests was affected by their belief, activity types, social factors, and spatial positions. With the increasing proportion of the natural elements in the visual landscape in the temple, the acoustic comfort of Taoist priests and ordinary people significantly increased with the addition of bird sounds ( p < 0.01). However, with the increasing proportion of Taoist scenes, Taoist music only significantly improved the acoustic comfort and heart rate of ordinary people ( p < 0.01).

Keywords: Taoism; religious spaces; soundscape evaluation; audio-visual interaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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