Generally speaking, the lions who guard the door are all a male and a female, in pairs, and they are usually left male and right female, which conforms to the traditional philosophy of Yin and Yang in China. The lion placed on the left side of the doorway is generally carved into the shape of the right front paw playing with hydrangea or a hydrangea opening between the two front paws; The lioness on the right side of the door is carved into a left front paw to touch the young lion or a young lion lies between the two front paws.

1. The stone lions on both sides of the main entrance in front of the ancient temple are left and right, and the male lion opens his mouth to watch the believers coming and going; The lioness keeps her mouth shut to protect her children, which shows the characteristics of traditional society that men are superior to women and perform their duties.

2. According to folk custom, the lion is a beast in the town house. It also has the function of ward off evil spirits, and the lion's mouth is open and closed, both of which represent the meaning of breathing. Some people put Kirin, and Kirin is also a beast, and it is helpful for geomantic omen, especially for those whose doors are facing water (rivers, rivers), which has the function of carrying water.

3. Another way of saying it: A lion's mouth is closed one by one, which means to attract money, and to close it means to keep money, which means that money only eats and does not spit. I have also heard a saying that they are chanting the Buddha's number, an "A", a "Mi"

4, a male and a female. The male lion stands on the ball to represent power and unity, and the female lion stands on a little lion to show that she is the master of the world.

5. The male stepping on the ball represents stepping on the world and is a symbol of rights. The mother steps on the little lion, representing the long-lasting descendants!

The lion's mouth in front of the bank is closed one by one, which means to attract money, and to close it means to keep money, which means that money only eats and does not spit.

in front of many banks, it is not a stone lion, but a brave animal (píxiū).

you are the ninth son of the dragon. The animal is a fierce beast. In the south, most people like to call this beast "brave", while in the north it is called "ward off evil spirits".

because it can ward off evil spirits and promote wealth, institutions in stock exchanges, banks, horse racing, futures and other industries like to put it at the door.

why does the animal have the function of seeking wealth and prospering wealth? It is said that you have no "asshole", but you only go in and don't go out, so you have the function of collecting money.

this should be regarded as a tradition of our country-there is a record in the biography of the western regions in the Han Dynasty: "Wuge Mountain left the country to pluck peaches, lions and piss cows." Meng Kang notes the sun: "Peach blossoms, a day of Fu Ba, like a deer's tail, one-horned deer is called Tianlu, and two-horned ones are called evil spirits." To ward off evil spirits is to fight.