Anping Sword Lions at Chou Long Temple, Tainan City, Taiwan.
Sent by Amy Lee from Ahongli, Taiwan. Thanks for the matching stamp.
The Sword Lion, an emblem of the menacing big cat with a long saber in its mouth guarding the doorways of homes in Tainan City’s Anping District, could become a mascot for Taiwan tourism.
District chief Lin Guo-ming said the tradition of sword lions dates back to the Ching Dynasty. Troops garrisoned in Anping in the settlement’s earliest days would carve images of a lion on their shields to strike fear into the hearts of their enemies, Lin explained (read more).
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