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title: Chinese Lion-Dog
author: Ib Aarmo
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9993/chinese-lion-dog/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Chinese Lion-Dog

_Authored by Ib Aarmo_

## Image File

[![Chinese Lion-Dog](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9993.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9993.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) Lion-Dog (aka Foo-Dog) at the Forbidden [City](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/), Beijing, [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/). They are always placed in pairs; the male has a paw on an ornate ball, representing power and domination over the human affairs of the world while the female has her paw on a wriggling cub, symbolizing control of the forces of nature.

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Aarmo, I. (2019, January 31). Chinese Lion-Dog. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9993/chinese-lion-dog/>
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