Chinese Guardian Lions - Dallas, TX
Posted by: WalksfarTX
N 32° 48.437 W 096° 48.378
14S E 705391 N 3632053
Two Lions guard the stairway entrance to Dragon Park. Appears to be a male with a ball and a female with an infant.
Waymark Code: WMV43W
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/20/2017
Views: 1
Wikipedia
Chinese guardian lions or Imperial guardian lions, traditionally known in Chinese simply as Shi (Chinese: ?; pinyin: shi; literally: "lion"), and often called "Foo Dogs" in the West, are a common representation of the lion in imperial China. The concept which originated in China, subsequently spread to other parts of Asia including, Japan, Korea, Tibet, Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Cambodia and Laos.