Stone Lions in Hainan (2) |
The stone lions (lion-dogs) on this page were photographed in Qionghai and Haikou, Hainan.
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Stone lions in Lecheng, Qionghai, Hainan, outside a
Daoist temple. Locals come here to pray for prosperity, especially at
Chinese New Year.
Note that both male and female have a ball under their paw. The difference is that the female has a cub in front; the male has money! (This temple originally had a pair of Ming lions, of which one still survives. See A Couple of Slightly Different Stone Lions.) |
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Stone lions in Haikou, Hainan. As in the above pair,
both the male and the female have their front paw on a ball. The male
has money whereas the female has a child.
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The very standard stone lions in front of Qionghai City
Government (a rotating view). Notice that the male has not been unmanned
in this statue.
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| Stone Lions
in Hainan (1) Haikou and Sanya |
Some Slightly
Different Stone Lions Tibetan, Vietnamese, Ming |
