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  2. Chinese guardian lions - Wikipedia

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    Chinese guardian lions, or imperial guardian lions, are a traditional Chinese architectural ornament. Typically made of stone , they are also known as stone lions or shishi ( 石獅 ; shíshī ). They are known in colloquial English as lion dogs or foo dogs / fu dogs .

  3. Shisa - Wikipedia

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    Shisa (Japanese: シーサー, Hepburn: shīsā, Okinawan: シーサー, romanized: shiisaa) is a traditional Ryukyuan cultural artifact and decoration derived from Chinese guardian lions, often seen in similar pairs, resembling a cross between a lion and a dog, from Okinawan mythology. Shisa are wards, believed to protect from some evils.

  4. I Am What I Am (2021 film) - Wikipedia

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    I Am What I Am (simplified Chinese: 雄狮少年; traditional Chinese: 雄獅少年; pinyin: Xióngshī Shàonián; Jyutping: Hung 4 si 1 Siu 3 nin 4; lit. 'Male lion boy') is a 2021 Chinese animated comedy-drama film directed by Sun Haipeng and distributed by Beijing Splendid Culture & Entertainment Co., Ltd. [1] [4] The film tells the story of Gyun, a left-behind teenager in a remote village ...

  5. Cultural depictions of lions - Wikipedia

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    The lion became popular in Japanese art from the 14th century onwards, under Chinese influence. The Chinese artistic form of the "dog-lion" ( kara-shishi in Japanese) was almost always used, but was generally somewhat fatter, and with a shorter torso, than in China, with a short fan-like tail and a flattened face. [ 59 ]

  6. Category:Chinese lions - Wikipedia

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  7. Category:Animation about lions - Wikipedia

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    Animated television series about lions (2 C, 40 P) Pages in category "Animation about lions" This category contains only the following page.

  8. File:Chinese guardian lion, Kew Gardens.jpg - Wikipedia

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  9. Bai Ze - Wikipedia

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    At the same time, besides serving as divination texts, according to Chinese records from the 9th to 10th centuries, there was a custom of hanging drawings of Bai Ze in households to protect against spirit-world harm, while Bai Ze diagram is also used to pray for the well-being and health of family members . [3]