The lion's mouth in front of the bank opens and closes. Opening means attracting money, closing means keeping money. It means eating money but not spitting it out. The stone lions on both sides of the main entrance of the ancient temple are male on the left and female on the right. The male lion opens his mouth and stares at the believers coming and going; the female lion closes her mouth and protects her cubs, showing the characteristics of traditional society where men are superior to women and each performs his or her own duties. I also heard a theory that they were chanting the Buddha's name, one "A" and one "Mi". Many of the ones at the door of banks are not stone lions, but Pixiu. Pixiu, pronounced "Pixiu", is the ninth son of the dragon. Pixiu is a ferocious and auspicious animal. In the south, most people like to call this auspicious beast "Pixiu", while in the north it is called "evil beast". Pixiu has the function of guarding the house, warding off evil spirits, and attracting wealth. Therefore, institutions in the stock exchange, bank, horse racing, futures and other industries like to place Pixiu at the door.

Buddhism says that the lion is the Suan Ni in Chinese legend. Most of the time in China, the lion does not appear in people's sight as a real animal, but as a mythical beast with different meanings and auspiciousness in different places. Some are mighty