No. The hometown of lions is in Africa, India, South America and other places. However, the image of the lion has long been known to our ancestors: there is a three-dimensional image of the lion in the exquisite painted prints of Zhou bronzes collected in the Song and Qing Dynasties.

It is said that lions come from the western regions. According to legend, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, lions were given as gifts to the emperor of China. With the introduction of Buddhism into China, the lion revered by Buddhism has become a noble and majestic spirit beast in people's minds. China soon learned the carving art of stone lions from India, and the phenomenon of displaying tombs appeared.

For example, the stone lion in front of Gaoyi Tomb in Ya 'an County, Sichuan Province is the oldest stone lion in China and a relic of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Therefore, lions appear more as mythical animals in China, and together with Kirin, they become the spirit beasts of China. Hui Lin, a monk in the Tang Dynasty, said: "Sister-in-law is also a lion, leaving the Western Regions." ?

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The image of the lion began in the Han Dynasty. Lions are not all species in China. It is said that lions come from the western regions. According to legend, during the Zhang period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yue State in the Western Regions presented a golden lion to Emperor China. Later, with the introduction of Buddhism, the lion became a spirit beast endowed with divine power.

In the culture of China, the lion is more of a mythical animal than a real animal. Together with Kirin, it becomes the spirit beast of China. Hui Lin, a monk in the Tang Dynasty, said: "Sister-in-law is also a lion, leaving the Western Regions."

I don't know since when, the lion has become the mascot guarding the portal, and gradually merged with China culture. The shape of lions has different characteristics in different dynasties, and the Han and Tang dynasties are usually more powerful.

The yuan dynasty was slender and powerful, and the Ming and Qing dynasties were more docile. By the Qing Dynasty, the sculpture of lions was basically shaped. The Record of Yangzhou Painting Boat (1795) stipulates: "The lion's head, lion's face, lion's crotch, embroidered belt, bell, thread, embroidered bead and young lion are all split."

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