What is the meaning and function of the stone lion?

Abstract: Stone lions can often be seen in front of some classical buildings. Legend has it that stone lions can ward off evil spirits in towns and houses. In ancient times, they were also symbols of powerful people. So what is the significance and function of stone lions? What are the taboos for placing stone lions? Let's get to know each other. What is the meaning and function of the stone lion?

1, town house to ward off evil spirits

Since its birth, stone lions have been used to guard tombs. Magnificent, magnificent, has a strong deterrent effect. It can exorcise evil spirits, and this role has continued, as well as in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The Shishi in China has always been regarded as the beast of the town house. The stone lions placed in front of the gate in Ming and Qing dynasties are closely related to the people's pursuit of stability and harmony. The placement of the door lion can dissolve the evil spirits outside the house.

2. A symbol of a powerful person

Lions are noble and dignified among all animals, and have the wind of kings. The elite in ancient China made good use of this feature, so the stone lion, as a gatekeeper, naturally became a symbol of dignitaries. People who can afford the stone lion in front of the door are obviously richer.

Step 3 decorate the facade

China's ancient architecture attached great importance to decoration, and the stone lions went to the folk. One of the biggest features is the combination of stone lions and architecture. In addition to many auspicious meanings, stone lions naturally play an important decorative role. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the gatekeeper stone lion has become a favorite auspicious animal and an important role in architectural decoration. It is also unique in the treatment of space, which makes the whole house beautiful.

5, children and grandchildren stretch

The stone lions in front of the gate are in pairs, which means in pairs. Among them, there is a young lion at the foot of the lioness, and the lioness caresses the young lion, indicating that the offspring are prosperous and have a long history. It has placed people's good wishes for the prosperity of the family and the continuation of future generations.

6. Other auspicious effects

There are many related meanings of the gatekeeper stone lion, such as putting a pair of stone lions in front of the door, using the homonym of "lion", meaning "in pairs" and "prosperous children and grandchildren". The appearance of big lions and young lions at the same time has the saying that "there are many lions but few", which means "step by step", and at the same time, it means "children and grandchildren are prosperous" and "senior officials are responsible for generations". There is also "the lion plays with hydrangea", in which the lion is yang and the hydrangea is yin, which is a symbol of reproductive worship, meaning that life is multiplied and "everything is reborn".

What's the point of placing stone lions?

1, and the placement direction is consistent with the five elements of the house.

When placing lions in the houses of companies and individuals, we must look at the five elements of their houses and not collide with each other. The lion is a divination, located in the northwest, and the five elements belong to gold. So generally speaking, lions placed in the northwest can play their role better. At the same time, the west is also suitable for placing lions. But not all, the principle is to live with the house. In addition, stone lions are generally placed next to the south gate of the house, which can also play the role of avoiding evil spirits and helping luck.

Lions should be in pairs.

It is suggested that a lion be paired with a female lion and a male lion. Moreover, men and women should be divided, and the left and right sides should not be reversed. Generally, they are left men and right women. As long as the lions take care of each other when they are placed, there will be no mistakes. If one of them is broken, you should immediately put on a brand-new pair of lions, and don't leave the other one in its place.

3. The lion's head rushed outside to resist evil spirits.

Lions are cruel and suffocated. People release lions to prevent monsters from entering the house, so it is best to put the lion's head outside. If you put it in a window, the lion's head must face out of the window. If you want to put the stone lion outside the window sill, you must fix it with cement to avoid falling into the street. It is ok to put it in the window, but it should be glued tightly to ensure that the lion's head faces outwards.

4, the lion's head door can be blocked.

Lions are mostly used to ward off evil spirits outside the house, so if you can't put a stone lion at the gate, you can add a metal lion head to the gate to ward off evil spirits.

How to divide Shishi sculpture into male and female

Usually they are left men and right women, which accords with China's traditional philosophy of Yin and Yang. The stone lions placed at the gate are regular and in pairs. The stone lions on both sides of the gate are placed according to the direction in which people come out of the gate. When people come out of the gate, the lion should be on the left and the lioness on the right. When entering from the outside, it's just the opposite. There are a pair of stone lions inside and outside the gates of some buildings. The direction of entering the door is that the male lion is on the right and the female lion is on the left. The direction of going out is that the lion is on the left and the lioness is on the right.

Male lions will be bigger, so we can see that there are one big lion and one small lion in Tiananmen Square. In fact, the size here is uncertain, but because people at that time were still inseparable from the shadow of the patriarchal society, the style left over is like this. The male lion is a little too big. There is no basis for this, but people's habitual judgment and analysis. But now, there are some lions in this situation. It's the lion standing on the hydrangea, and there's a little lion at the foot of the lioness. This is different. I believe many people can understand that men strive for power and women should take care of the young.