The two big lions in front of the government, why one open mouth, one closed mouth?

The lion's mouth a closed, open is to attract wealth, closed is to guard wealth, money only eat not spit meaning.

The two sides of the stone lion left male and right female, male lion open mouth watching the faithful. The mother lion closed her mouth to protect her son, showing that traditional society, men are superior to women, each in their own way.

The lions at different entrances are those at the entrance of the government, those at the entrance of the common people and those at the entrance of the temple. All of these lions abide by the principles mentioned in the first article. But the lions at the entrance of the government are generally majestic in form, while those at the entrance of the commoners are festive and those at the entrance of the temples are caracal, which is a difference in style.

Stone lions since ancient times are considered to be a beast of prey, can enhance the building's yang qi, because of the ferocious nature of the lion, so it will have the role of suppressing evil and protecting the house.

Lions placed in the doorway are a male and a female, in pairs, and are generally left male and female, in line with the traditional Chinese philosophy of yin and yang of the male left and female right. The male lion placed on the left side of the doorway are generally carved into the right front paw to play with the embroidered ball or between the two front paws to put an embroidered ball, the doorway on the right side of the female lion is carved into the left front paw caressing the lion cubs or between the two front paws lying down a lion cub.