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Ancient doorway left and right will be squatting two big lions, stone lions in the mouth of the ball is how to put in?

Ancient doorway of the stone lion's mouth ball is not later put in, but in making stone lions when carved out, this is a traditional ancient technology, called hollowing technology, is the stone lion well after, and then in the carving technology slowly carved out the shape of the ball and will be hollowed out next to it, have to admire the wisdom of the ancients and craftsmanship, although the technological conditions at that time are relatively Weak after, but can not help the ancient people smart ah, and since ancient times there are a lot of that kind of technology is particularly exquisite craftsmen.

That is to say, like this kind of high courtyard door will have a stone lion, should not just find a man-made it, must be to find the kind of craft is very powerful master, but also to be the kind of half-buried into the soil kind of master, they do half a lifetime, that craft is naturally nothing, unlike nowadays, in order to save time, will not be so carving, just carve a ball, and then put it into the mouth and then bonding. Put into the mouth and then bonding, and the ancient people think, feel so much lower technical content.

Since ancient times, the lion in people's hearts have a significant position, it is said to suppress evil spirits, not only the ancient family will be at the door of the stone lion, now many places will have stone lions, such as the bank, but so valued by the Chinese people of stone lions are not originating in China, but from abroad, it is said to be the Han Dynasty, Zhangqian mission to the Western Regions, sent by the Iranian messenger to bring the lion into China, the lion, the lion, the lion, the lion, the lion, the lion, the lion, the lion, the lion, the lion, the lion, the lion, the lion, the lion, the lion, the lion, the lion, the lion, the lion, the lion, the lion, the lion. The lion will be brought into China.

Previously in a friend of a small knowledge, said the door of the two lions under the feet of things are not the same, the male lion under the feet of the hydrangea, and the female lion under the feet of the lion, turned over the information as if there is indeed such a statement, but it is said that if the door is standing two male lions, then it is a kind of ominous, I do not know that this ominous saying is true or false.