Ancient palace outside the stone lions have male and female?

We all know that in our country's ancient times, especially some of the palace in front of the door is always like to put two lions, and is made of polished stone, then we know that for the palace outside of these stone lions in terms of it has male and female respectively?

The answer is yes, of course, there are male and female respectively, and for these lions outside the palace to identify in fact relatively simple. Usually if there is a lion cub under his feet, then normally he is a lioness; and if there is a ball under his feet he is a male lion, why is there such a distinction?

In fact, the main reason is because for the lion, if he stepped on a lion cub that usually represents the matriarchal feeling, because the lion cubs are basically by the mother to bring up step by step, so it will be stepped on a lion cub. And the male lion with an embroidered ball under his feet is mainly to declare his territory, of course, on top of this can also be for the palace behind the evil spirits. If some people then go to buy lions into two males or two females, it may create a certain conflict, which in itself is actually unlucky.

So we can judge from here it is very obvious that for the lion there is indeed a male and female respectively, but some places may not have, then usually it may be machine-made, and not particularly graceful. If you go to buy just introduced the kind of small lion and hydrangea type in the doorway, can also be said to be majestic, the effect is also very good, so in ancient palaces their doorway stone lions are male and female.