Saturday, August 26, 2006

The Most-Photographed Lion in China


This male lion is one of the two bronze lions guarding Taihemen--the Gate of Supreme Harmony, the main gate of the outer court. All visitors pass though this gate and hardly anyone can resist taking a picture. (Fascinating fact: male lions are depicted with one paw resting on a ball; female lions are depicted with one paw resting on a lion cub.)

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