Why do stone lions always like to be equipped with a base?

Stone lions with bases are considered from the perspectives of beauty, momentum, maintenance, transportation, etc.

Look at this stone lion without a base. It feels weird, right? This is because the stone lions in our impression need to be of a certain height in order to show their majesty. Without the support of the base, the lion will become a "pug".

Using stone lions to stabilize the house, of course, is to hope for a better effect, but if the base lacks a majestic and domineering posture and cannot help the owner to eliminate evil spirits, then of course it is The gain outweighs the loss.

Generally, when making stone lions, we will pay attention to what style of stone lion to use, what posture to adopt, what size, etc.

The base will generally be taken into consideration. By adding a base, the stone lion can have a certain height. It will not stick to the ground and eat dirt all day long. Instead, it will have a "high above" domineering attitude, which can overwhelm those evil spirits that we cannot see.

My ancestors did not specialize in this, but in many ancestral halls and old houses in rural Chaozhou, there will be such stone lions. When I saw these stone lions as a child, I really felt that they were very powerful and mighty. In addition to the shape of the lion itself, it also has something to do with the base that raises the lion.

In the south, it rains all year round. Take the weather here as an example. There are 365 days in a year, and the weather may be rainy 180 days. Moreover, most of the drainage systems in the south are not very good. Whenever it is windy or rainy, water accumulates everywhere, causing serious urban flooding.

I tried it. When I was a kid, it rained heavily. There were fish washed out of the pond in the water on the road. I didn't pay attention when I went to catch it, and I almost drowned on the road. You can imagine how deep the water is.

If the stone lion does not have a base, it may be soaked in water all year round. If you say it is spiritual, does it mean it is full of resentment: It soaks me in water every day and you still expect me to solve your troubles? There are no doors!

From the perspective of stone lion maintenance, if there is a base, it can avoid the invasion of water after heavy rain, and it can also avoid multiple collisions.

We often see traces of collisions under the base of stone lions. Because in the process of transportation and handling, we will more or less bump the bottom and cause damage to the base. < /p>

Finally, it is convenient for transportation.

We know that if there is no base, the four legs and tail of the stone lion are in contact with the ground. It is not easy to carry it. Especially if it is hung directly, the lion's head may break...

With a base, the base is closely integrated with the lion, so you don't have to worry about the lion falling, and the force will be more even. , the lion will not "slip away", it is more stable and easy to carry when moving...