What does it mean to cover the eyes of a stone lion with red cloth?

The ribbon-cutting ceremony (formal ceremony) unveils the red cloth and touches the lion's eyes with clear water, which is equivalent to opening the light. Traditional customs think that lions can "live" and play a corresponding role, which means to make the finishing point.

History:

Lions are not all species in China. The image of the lion began in the Han Dynasty. It is said that lions come from the western regions. According to legend, during the Zhang period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yue State in the Western Regions presented a golden lion to Emperor China. Later, with the introduction of Buddhism, the lion became a spirit beast endowed with divine power. In the culture of China, the lion is more of a mythical animal than a real animal. Together with Kirin, it becomes the spirit beast of China. Hui Lin, a monk in the Tang Dynasty, said, "Sister-in-law is also a lion. She has gone out to the Western Regions.

I don't know when the lion became the mascot guarding the portal. And gradually merged with China culture. The shape of the lion has different characteristics in different dynasties. Usually the Han and Tang dynasties were strong and powerful, the Yuan dynasty was slender and powerful, and the Ming and Qing dynasties were docile. By the Qing Dynasty, the sculpture of the lion had been basically finalized. The Record of Yangzhou Painting Boat (1795) stipulates that the lion is divided into three parts: face, body, legs, teeth, buttocks, embroidery belt, bell, spiral, rolling, embroidering beads and young.