In traditional carvings, stone elephants imply good luck and good luck. "Elephants" can bring auspiciousness to the world and bring peace to the world. Elephant carving can bring peace and happiness to life. Elephants are powerful, bulky, and gentle in character. It is said that elephants are born from the star of fluctuating light and can bring good fortune.
Stone elephants also symbolize the renewal of everything, so elephant carvings are very popular among people. In ancient times, stone elephants were also very popular. For example, there is a pair of elephants in the Forbidden City. The shape is squatting, and there are many auspicious carvings of the Forbidden City. The outermost gate carvings are two pairs of stone lions. Further inside, there are nine dragon wall reliefs, unicorns, dragon turtles, cranes, brave animals, elephants and other carvings. It can be seen that elephant carvings also have a place in the Forbidden City, and they have an even more important position in temple carvings. Generally, there is a pair of stone elephants placed in every temple. They are Buddhist guardian sculptures. Idioms such as elephants are invisible and peace has elephants all explain the auspicious culture of elephants.