How to divide the Chinese stone lion sculpture into male and female?

The Chinese stone lion culture is unique in the world. The artistic image of the stone lion is the result of the artistic re-creation of the Chinese nation based on the unique aesthetics and imagination of the country. Its prominent cultural status is specific to the folk customs in various places, which occupy people's special feelings. The stone lion culture has become a unique folk cultural wonder of China. The stone lions we saw all felt the same. How can we tell which one is male and which one is female?

They are usually left male and right female, which conforms to the traditional Chinese philosophy of yin and yang of male left and female right. The guardian stone lions are placed in a regular manner, in pairs. The placement of stone lions on both sides of the gate is based on the direction in which people come out of the gate. When a person comes out of the gate, the male lion should be on the left side of the person, and the female lion should be on the right side of the person.

How to divide the Chinese stone lion sculpture into male and female? This kind of problem is actually what we often encounter. The problem of males and females is the common problem of lions, elephants, unicorns, and brave. However, different animals have different forms of expression, so it also creates the form of stone lions male and female. It can be distinguished according to its own characteristics.

The male lion club is a bit bigger, so we can see the lions at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. There is one big and one only smaller. In fact, the small here is not certain, but because after all, people at the time were still incapable of being able to escape from the patriarchal society. Shadow, so the style left over is like this. The male lion is slightly larger. There is no basis for this. It is just people's habitual judgment and analysis. But still, some lions are in this situation. The male lion stepping on the hydrangea is the male lion, and the female lion is the cub under the feet. I believe many people can understand this difference. Men work hard for power, and women have to take care of the young. The male lion’s mane will be longer and denser, while the female lion has almost no or very few manes. If it is a beast, the male lion is thicker. It is actually difficult to judge based on this because many factories do not have the concept of male and female when carving lions. In fact, this is wrong.

Stone sculptures and stone lions have often displayed items that we often see. We often see them as a pair. There are very few works placed individually. Why is there such a reason? Let's analyze the reasons below.

A pair of stone sculptures and stone lions is more beautiful. The Chinese people’s appreciation of beauty comes from symmetry. If asymmetrical beauty, few Chinese can appreciate it. This is what Chinese people have been excavating on buildings for many years. Yes, the macro aspects can be varied, such as Suzhou gardens, mansions, and palaces, but in terms of details, they must be symmetrical. For example, the gate is always in the middle, and the eaves, beams, and columns of the roof are all symmetrical. Asymmetry will look very awkward.

The same is true for lions, they need to be symmetrical, but here is the special wisdom of the Chinese, because two lions are not the same. Careful people will find that most of these lions are a male and a female lion. The reason for this arrangement is It is also because people treat stone lions as human beings, hoping that they can also marry wives and have children, so as to better protect their families.