Shishi is a kind of stone carved into the shape of a lion, which is often used as an ornament in China culture.

It can be seen in palaces, temples, pagodas, bridges, buildings, gardens, tombs and buttons in areas influenced by China culture.

The Eastern Han Dynasty began to be used as a tomb stone carving. After the Tang Dynasty, all emperors' tombs used stone lions as their door animals.

The image of each dynasty is different, and the image of ancient times has wings. The shape of the lion has different characteristics in different dynasties. Usually the Han and Tang dynasties were strong and powerful, the Yuan dynasty was slender and powerful, and the Ming and Qing dynasties were docile.

The traditional stone lion in China is different from the lion seen today, probably because China has never produced lions since ancient times, and sculptors can't describe it. However, some people say that lions in the western regions are different from those in Africa. Or the role of the stone lion is to protect evil spirits and treat it as a sharp beast, which is exaggerated and magical. The ball is beaded. In modern times, there are stone lions with realistic statues as gate decorations.