Introduction to the first-grade stone lion: In the late Qing Dynasty, Tang Shaoyi was a close advisor to Li Hongzhang and Yuan Shikai, and held important positions in the Qing Dynasty's foreign affairs, customs, postal and other departments. In 1910, Tang Shaoyi became the Minister of the Ministry of Posts and Communications, equivalent to the director of the General Administration of Customs and the Minister of Posts, so he was granted a first-class stone lion.

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