In Traditional Chinese Lions (Indianapolis Zoo), how is the Description discussed?
The sculpture is made of two stylized Chinese lions set on pedestals, facing each other. The female lion on the west holds a little cub in her arms. The male lion on the east plays with an embroidery ball. The lions represent luck and happiness.
A gold inscription on the proper right side of the base of the female lion reads: In memory of the establishment
of Province - State relations of
friendship between the Province
of Zhejiang, the Peoples Repub-
lic of China and the State of/
Indiana, the United StatesGovernor Shen Zulun
Zhejiang Province
P. R. ChinaJanuary 1988A gold inscription on the proper left side of the base of the male lion, in simplified Chinese characters, reads
中华人民共和国浙江省与美利坚合
众国印第安纳州建立友好关系纪念浙江省省长  沈祖伦
一九八八年元月which has a very similar meaning to the message on the other base.
This is followed by the name of the company-manufacturer of the statues, which unfortunately is not very legible now.
proper right Zhejiang simplified Chinese characters cub lion Chinese lion United States Indiana Shen Zulun gold China