Some hotels or buildings have stone statues of lions on both sides of the door. I don't know what function it is. Ask god for help

There are rules for the placement of the stone lions. Generally speaking, they are male and female in pairs, and they are generally left male and right female, which conforms to China's traditional philosophy of Yin and Yang. Lions placed on the left side of the door are generally carved into the right front paws to play with hydrangea or there are hydrangeas between the two front paws; The lioness on the right side of the door is carved into the left front paw to touch the cub or the cub is located between the two front paws. The stone lions on both sides of the gate are placed according to the direction in which people come out of the gate. When people come out of the gate, the lion should be on the left and the lioness on the right. When entering from the outside, it's just the opposite. For example, there are a pair of stone lions outside the door of some buildings. Outside the door (that is, the direction of entering the door), the male lion is on the right and the female lion is on the left; Inside the door (that is, the direction of going out) is the lion on the left and the lioness on the right. In other words, when you leave the gate, there must be a lion on the left and a lioness on the right. The above situation is universal, but there are some exceptions. For example, the stone lions in front of Guandi Temple in Jiayuguan, the stone lions in front of Confucius House in Qufu, and the stone lions on the north and south sides of Donghuamen Street in Gulou. These lions are very special in shape. There are no hydrangeas and cubs under the claws, so it is difficult to distinguish between males and females. In addition, the two pairs of stone lions on the front and back sides of Sanmen Square, the four pillars of Mount Tai where Confucius ascended the throne, are left females and right males, which is just the opposite of the usual situation and its meaning is unknown. Stone lions generally take Mount Sumi as the base, and there are brocade shops on the base (spread on Mount Sumi, with four corners hanging around Mount Sumi). Lions have different shapes. They are beautified in China. Their basic form is full of curly hair, magnificent.