Tables and chairs represent towering mountains; a wooden board stands for a bridge; and a basin of water may symbolize a lake, a river, or a sea.
醒獅所需的種種道具，就如國劇的佈景：一張桌子即已成山，二張、三張往上疊，就是千仞高峰；二「山」之間橫放一木條，為名副其實的「獨木橋」；擺放一臉盆，不僅是「洗臉水」，更可成湖、成河、成海。