Everywhere in China you can see stone lions. This fierce looking example was at the Bamboo Temple at the first stairway up into the central courtyard. Lions like this one are protectors. Usually they come in pairs. Often they guard the doors of bank buildings and other traditional buildings. In Buddhism the lion is regarded as a divine animal of dignity, who is able to keep off evils and protect the truth. The Chinese also do a lion dance which has remained popular since the Han Dynasty. In Buddhist writings it is said, "Buddha is a lion among men," but Jesus Christ is referred to in the Bible as the Lion of Judah. Lions are awesome!
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