Stone lions have horns on their heads. What's the story?
It is a kind of god beast in ancient legends of China. It looks like a sheep instead of a sheep, looks like a deer instead of a deer, and has horns on its head, so it is also commonly known as a unicorn. In ancient legal culture, it has always been regarded as a symbol of fairness and justice. It has a wide glare and can distinguish good from evil, loyalty from betrayal. When an official discovers evil deeds, knock him down with his horn and eat his stomach.
When there is a contradiction or dispute between people, it can use its horn to point to the unreasonable party, and even use its horn to kill those who should be put to death, which makes the offenders shudder (if you see people fighting, you can't touch them directly; If you hear people talking, you will be wrong. Later generations regard it as an auspicious thing to ward off evil spirits.
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History:
1, "People can't touch each other when fighting; You are wrong when you listen to people. " See records of foreign materials.
2, "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty, the Summer Palace": "I am a god sheep, and I can tell the truth from the false. The king of Chu tasted it, and I thought it was the crown. " Later it was also used to refer to law enforcers.
3. Arrowhead crown: the hat worn by law enforcement officers in ancient times, and the later Han Dynasty: "[Faguan] worn by law enforcement officers ... or it is called arrowhead crown.
4. The first discount of Guan Hanqing's "Jade Mirror Terrace": I was not afraid of the crown before my death, but painted the unicorn after my death.
5. Zhao Ming Zhenyuan's "Re-opening Fengfu for Yuan (Yuan Keli Zi)": "Jingliangjiang River is safe in the world, and the painting is auspicious; Guan Bashu drinks the Central Plains, and the deer dog Kirin is sandwiched. "
6. Among the animal stone statues beside the Shinto of the Ming Tombs, there is the image of a dragon.
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