Guardian Lions (Haikou Park)

The rather splotchy lions below guard the entrance of a major Haikou park. Although the male and female are distinguished in the normal way, with the female holding down a cub and the male with a globe (quite unadorned in this case) under foot, the style is very different from the standard stone lion.

The photos were taken on a busy weekend, as is apparent from the crush of bicycles and motorbikes.

Female

Male

Front and back views

Female

Male

Side views

Female

Male

Close-ups

On top are close-ups of their toothy grins. The male and female both have a ball (or tongue) in the mouth. Below right shows the globe under the male's paw. On the left is a close-up of the female's cub.

Female

Male

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Guardian Lions in Wuhouci (Chengdu)

A Couple of Guardian Lions Shot in Chengdu & Shenzhen

Guardian Lions in Hainan (1) Haikou and Sanya

Guardian Lions in Hainan (2) Qionghai and Haikou

Guardian Lions in Hainan (3) Haikou

Lions Guarding a Haikou Park

Some Slightly Different Guardian Lions Tibetan, Vietnamese, Ming

Some Western-influenced Guardian Lions in China

Links to sites about guardian lions on the Internet.