Why the stone lion will become China's good luck?

Stone lions, this is the most often seen in China, mostly placed on both sides of the entrance, a male lion (foot playing with a ball is a male lion) a female lion (foot stepping on a small lion is a female lion), is one of the common traditional Chinese culture to ward off evil spirits. Speaking of stone lions also need to talk about lions, lions were first introduced in the Western Han Dynasty, when Emperor Wu sent Zhang Qian to the Western Regions, opened up the channel of communication between China and the countries in the Western Regions, lions were able to enter China. We all know that lions originated in Africa, India and South America, so they need to be introduced. The lion came from afar by China's very good courtesy, not only acceptance is also known as the "Rui Beast", in fact, is the meaning of good luck. Because of the lion's majesty, in the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty in the emperor's tomb appeared in the figure of stone lions.

Male and female stone lions

Lion placement is a certain amount of care, the rank of the lion and its head curls are related to the curls, the more senior stone lion curls more. In ancient times, a magistrate or public, marquis and other mansions in front of the stone lion head has thirteen curls, is the so-called "Thirteen Taipao". One official below the stone lion curls pimples, it is necessary to level by level decreasing, each minus a product will be reduced by a pimple, seven officials below the home of the family's residence is not allowed to place this stone lion.

One official's home placed in front of the stone lion

Stone lion behind the curly hair pimples, showing the rank of the high and low

In the modern era, we are in the doorway of a number of large-scale enterprises, the government or institutions in front of the door, as well as palaces, temples, pagodas, bridges, gardens, mausoleums, and other places can be often seen. Stone lions placed in different places have different shapes.

The cemetery placed square common shape

Residential placed shape

Placed at the entrance of the stone lions

Bridges on the common shape

The highest level is the stone lions in Tiananmen Square