How funny can a stone lion be?

The stone lion is funny, funny in shape and cute.

Shishi is very common and indispensable in China traditional culture, and it was also used to ward off evil spirits in ancient times. Usually, stone lions are placed in front of big houses, palaces or temples, and people in China will be familiar with them.

But the stone lions we usually see are very dignified and imposing, and they look imposing at the door of a mansion. However, there are a pair of distinctive stone lions at the entrance of Guyi Garden, a Jiangnan garden in nanxiang town. It can be said that they are funny and not dignified at all. The shape of the whole stone lion is also very thin, a little fragile, like greeting.

Shishi species

The lion giving money is named after a string of ancient coins usually decorated before the stone lion modeling. It is a model of the southern stone lion. The lion offering money has the meaning of making money into treasure, and its shape is cute and smart, full of spirituality. It is one of the most common folk stone lions and is often placed in front of temples or ancestral halls.

Tennis lion, often called ball lion, is also the most common stone lion style in South China. The shape of the net lion is evolved from the auspicious pattern of the traditional double lion playing in China. According to legend, the lion is the king of beasts and a symbol of strength and majesty. Buddhist classics, the lion is highly respected.

Chaoshan lion is a kind of stone lion craft modeling that spreads in Chaoshan area of Guangdong Province. Chaoshan lions are like lions, but not like lions. It is an exaggerated and beautified artistic image.