Chinese lion images are different between men and women and have different connotations. The lion on the left plays with hydrangea, which symbolizes the long-term stability of the country and social peace; The lioness teases her cubs, symbolizing the reproduction and continuation of future generations.
"Double-lion ball pattern" and "Three-lion ball pattern" indicate happiness, which is similar to the lion dance performance. "Double Lion Ball Pattern" dance performance is a symbol of human reproductive ceremony, which means endless life, endless family reproduction and prosperous society. The pattern of the big lion playing with many little lions means that there are many descendants and talented people. The "Nine Lions Picture" symbolizes family prosperity, wealth and auspiciousness.
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The Development of Shishi Culture
During the Three Kingdoms, the Jin Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, due to the prevalence of Buddhism, the image of lions frequently appeared on the Shinto of tombs and the reliefs of Buddhist grottoes. The representative works of stone lions in this period are the stone lions in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, which are mostly strutting forward, similar to the stone lions in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but larger and more magnificent.
The stone lions in the Northern Dynasties were small in size and lifelike in shape, showing the western style, and their shapes gradually changed from vertical to squat. The image of the lion in the relief of the Buddha grottoes is represented by the relief of "God king stepping on the lion" on the statue tablet of the Western Wei Dynasty in Cave 133 of Maijishan Grottoes.
The characteristic of Shishi in Song and Yuan Dynasties is the transition from tomb beast to town beast. During this period, in addition to the imperial tombs, many stone lion sculptures appeared in temples, ancestral halls, houses and gardens. The carving is finer and more decorative than the previous generation of stone lions. For example, the stone lions are decorated with collars, bells and ribbons.
In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the stone lions in the mausoleum gradually withdrew from the historical stage and closely combined with palace buildings, government buildings and folk buildings, becoming the popular patron saint of the gate. In addition, bronze lions have become popular, the most famous of which is a pair of bronze lions in front of the Taihe Gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing. The bronze lions were cast during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, and they are still lifelike after hundreds of years.
People's Network-In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the lion was divided into male and female, and in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Cheng Zhen was a house animal.