As the beast of the town house, the lion is often one of them. Why does the lion's mouth open and close?

I believe everyone knows that the lion is the king of all animals. In film and television dramas, we have also seen lions placed in front of ancient palaces, yamen or mansions.

First of all, lions are not native to China. According to some records, the lion was presented to Zhang Han by other countries in the Eastern Han Dynasty more than 900 years ago. Since then, lions have come to China from foreign countries. There is also a saying that lions entered China with Buddhism. In Buddhism, the lion's status is still quite high, because it usually appears as a bodhisattva's landline. In addition, China does not produce lions locally, so lions will not have the reputation of harming one side like tigers. In addition, due to the prevalence of Buddhism, the lion has almost become a new generation of beasts who guard the home and protect the people from evil spirits with a perfect positive image. It is generally regarded as a symbol of courage and auspiciousness among the people, and I hope to thank them for exorcising evil spirits with the powerful image of lions. Therefore, the status quo of folk lion sculpture is caused, which is used to suppress or express one's own strength!

In geomantic omen, as the beast of the town house, it is often a pair of lions. The mouths of two lions open and close one by one, representing the meaning of breathing out. The opening representative absorbs money to make money, while closing the door is regarded as not saving money. At the same time, this pair of lions is often a male and a female, and both lions have beads in their mouths. Then there is the mother on the left, a little lion at the foot, a male on the right, a stone hydrangea on the foot, which symbolizes praying for peace, and a lion on the foot, because China people value family and symbolize family happiness. Finally, beading symbolizes the meaning of receiving money and being responsive. Because the lion is the patron saint of Buddhism, the lion at the gate of the temple still has a strong Buddhist color. Open your mouth and shut your mouth are chanting Buddha numbers.

Today, as a part of the traditional culture of China, the stone lion has been continued, which contains the theory of Yin and Yang, which is worthy of our future generations to seriously study and ponder, so as to carry forward our traditional culture!