New Year is marked in China with lion dances, and it is stone lions that stand guard at the entrances to Chinese temples. Lion images are also widely carried on door knockers and personal seals.
中國人過年舞獅、廟門口立石獅子，門環、印章上處處可見獅的圖騰，對不產獅子的中國而言，很明顯，它來自西方。