Chinese Lions - San Jose, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 19.328 W 121° 49.441
10S E 604192 N 4131256
Two Chinese lions in a shopping center in San Jose, CA.
Waymark Code: WMYQTN
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2018
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"Chinese guardian lions or Imperial guardian lions, often miscalled "Foo Dogs" in the West, are a common representation of the lion in imperial China. Chinese guardian lions are sometimes referred to in English as shishi, from the Chinese shí shi (Chinese: ??; pinyin: shíshi; literally: "stone lion"), which refers specifically to lion sculptures in stone. The concept, which originated and became popular in Chinese Buddhism, subsequently spread to other parts of Asia including, Japan, Korea, Tibet, Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Cambodia and Laos." (
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