Chinese Guardian Lions - Richardson, TX
Posted by: WalksfarTX
N 32° 57.216 W 096° 43.711
14S E 712326 N 3648433
A pair of lions guard the entrance to China Town at 400 N. Greenville Ave.
Waymark Code: WM1617D
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2022
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Wikipedia"Statues of guardian lions have traditionally stood in front of Chinese Imperial palaces, Imperial tombs, government offices, temples, and the homes of government officials and the wealthy, and were believed to have powerful mythic protective benefits. They are also used in other artistic contexts, for example on door-knockers, and in pottery. Pairs of guardian lion statues are still common and symbolic elements at the entrances to restaurants, hotels, supermarkets and other structures, with one sitting on each side of the entrance, in China and in other places around the world where the Chinese people have immigrated and settled, especially in local Chinatowns."