Stone lion introduction: In front of the mausoleum, the stone lion has the power to protect the mausoleum and is a symbol of the inviolability of feudal legal rights. It mainly praises people's heroism, guards the souls of the dead, and scares people. It is humanized. The image of "beast". According to the formula, there are a pair of stone lions in each of the four gates of the Tang Tomb. A pair of stone lions outside the Zhuque Gate of Qiaoling are squatting, male and female, with eyes and teeth, chests and heads raised, with different shapes, delicate carvings, plump skin, and majestic shapes. , well preserved, huge in body, 2.8 meters high, it can be called a treasure of stone carving art; the stone lion outside Qinglong Gate squats and looks back (called "looking back"), which is also rare in Tang Ling stone carvings, and the stone lions in other gates are also well preserved.

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