Lions are a common motif in Chinese Culture that serves as a talisman of protection against bad Feng Shui, evil energies or as a laidback person would say “bad vibes”.

The Anping Lion is special due to its legend and the fact that it carries one or two swords in its mouth, it has become a known symbol from the Anping District of Tainan City, Taiwan.

The legend says that in older times, the density of population caused houses to be very close together, created very narrow alleys and caused a lot of strange angles and Fengshui taboos (bad design, in other words). Some people became constantly sick, therefore the Anping lions were placed to confront these offensive design blunders and scare the bad energies away.