(This picture can be enlarged by clicking on it.)
One of the places I visited in 1987 on my first trip to China was the Ming Tombs. Thirteen of the sixteen Ming dynasty emperors are buried in a box canyon near Beijing. The entrance to the tombs (a shen dao or spirit way) is lined with guardian animals and officials. This fierce fellow was one of the guards along the shen dao.
The picture above was scanned from a slide.
7 comments:
It is very interesting to read and get to know the Chinese history on every each dynasty.
He is fierce indeed!!!!
What a great piece of history George.
It's in great shape! I guess this guard hasn't had too many problems doing his job.
I would not like to be on the bad side of that guard!
Sunny :)
Well now I am the one who is jealous, George. Not only do you live in the beautiful mountains, you also took a wonderful trip to China.
Thanks for sharing, George :)
impressive statue!
It's easy to understand why the emperors wanted guardians like this guy. He looks so fierce!
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