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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.
In Japan: the lion figures are known as Shishi (獅子, lion) or Komainu (狛犬, Korean dog) In Korea: known as Sanye (狻猊) In Myanmar and Laos: known as Chinthe, the namesake of the World War II Chindit soldiers; In Okinawa: known as Shisa; In Sri Lanka: known as Singha (සිංහ මූර්ති)
The shīsā (シーサー), the stone animals that in Okinawa guard the gates or the roofs of houses, are close relatives of the shishi and the komainu, objects whose origin, function and symbolic meaning they share. [21] Their name itself is centuries old regional variant of shishi-san (獅子さん, lit. ' Mr. Lion '). [5]
The Okinawan version of the shishi. Shishi The paired lion-dogs that guard the entrances of temples. Shōjō Red-haired sea sprites who love alcohol, believed by some to actually be orangutans. Shōkera A creature which peeks in through the skylights of old houses. Shuten-dōji The name of a particularly powerful oni lord killed by Minamoto no ...
Several Tang Dynasty poets wrote about Xi Shi and her story in their poetry, including Li Bai and Wang Wei. Xi Shi is mentioned in the novel Journey to the West , as a sign of grace and beauty. Xi Shi is referenced in one of the Four Masterpieces of Chinese literature, Dream of the Red Chamber , where the heroine Lin Daiyu is described as ...
The story runs as follows: [1] [2] Wang Zhi was a hardy young fellow who used to venture deep into the mountains to find suitable wood for his axe. One day he went farther than usual and became lost. He wandered about for a while and eventually came upon two strange old men who were playing Go, their board resting on a rock between them. Wang ...
Shishi kagura – a form of lion dance, in which a group of dancers take on the role of the lion (shishi) and parade around the town. The lion mask and costume is seen as, in some ways, embodying the spirit of the lion, and this is a form of folk worship and ritual, as other forms of lion dances are in Japan and elsewhere.
The most common background story of the Heibai Wuchang says that Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiu used to work as constables in a yamen. One day, a convict they were escorting to another location escaped during the journey. They decided to split up and search for the escaped convict and meet again later under a bridge at a certain time.