TraditionalimagesofthelionareiconicculturalsymbolsofChina.ThelionisbelievedtobeoneofthemostauspiciousanimalsinChinesefolkculture.Imagesofthecreaturegraduallygainedpopularitythroughoutthecountryastheyspreadfromreligiousvenuestopeople'shomes.Withtheirdistinctivenationalcharacterandregionalfeatures,ruggedappearanceandexcellentcraftsmanship,ChinesestonelionsarefavoritesoftheChinesepeople.Thisbookfocusesonthedevelopmentofstonelioncarving,theevolutionofitsdesigns,thefolkculturethecreaturesexemplify,theprinciplesforstonelioncarving,andthevariousstylesandusesofstonelions.Onthesepagesaremorethan300photographsofthecarvedbeastsfromnearly20regionsinChina.
