In the 17th century, when social divisions were less distinct, lion talismans began to be used in the villages along with incantations, as a psychological buffer against threat or danger.
十三、四世紀的階級社會，石獅為王公貴族專屬，常人不可擅用。在屋前擺設石獅或房頂飾以陶獅，身分、權威的象徵多過避邪除魔。十七世紀，階級不再分明，獅子逐漸出現在各村落，結合咒術，成為百姓面臨險惡地勢、不祥方位乃至危險情境時的心理寄託。