Soundscape Evaluation in Han Chinese Buddhist Temples
By Dongxu Zhang, Mei Zhang, Daping Liu, and Jian Kang
10 pages… the average sound levels at the four temples over the course of an entire day were between 47.0 and 52.7 dBA, and approximately 70% of those surveyed tended to evaluate the temples’ soundscapes as comfortable and harmonious. When the sound level of a temple was higher than 60 dBA, respondents were more likely to feel uncomfortable