Chinese guardian lions
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chinese-guardian-lions-180-17916070
title:
Chinese guardian lions
text:
Chinese guardian lions, or imperial guardian lions, are a traditional Chinese architectural ornament. Typically made of stone, they are also known as stone lions or shishi. They are known in colloquial English as lion dogs or foo dogs / fu dogs. The concept, which originated and became popular in Chinese Buddhism, features a pair of highly stylized Asiatic lions—often one male with a ball which represents the material elements and one female with a cub which represents the element of spirit— tha
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Chinese statues of lion-like creatures
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_guardian_lions
date created:
2004-06-21T05:29:03Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T17:39:04Z
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