Are there lions in ancient Chinese mythology?

Lions, lions are the most successful category in the evolution of modern cats. China, which is widely distributed in Africa, Europe and North America, began its evolution from the tribute to the western regions in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Legend has it that it was the first golden lion to pay tribute to Dayue in the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty. In ancient myths and legends of China, the proportion and status of lions are not particularly high, because they came from Dayue country in the Eastern Han Dynasty, so there are not many records about lions in China mythology, and the number of lions in The Journey to the West is the most in ancient mythology. Today we will talk about three lion kings in ancient mythology, one of whom accompanied the Monkey King to make a scene in the Heavenly Palace.

Third place: Bai Ze.

Bai Ze is the god beast of China. According to legend, he knows the names of all monsters in the world and many anecdotes. He is a legendary auspicious beast, which can make people happy. Bai Ze was recorded as a lion, a white sheep, a mustache, and was born with two horns in "Three Tales". Its ability turned out to be that people at that time kept a record of it, took it out and compared it when they met monsters they didn't know, and found corresponding strategies to subdue them. There are even many people named after Bai Ze.

Second place: Green Lion

It is one of the monsters in China's four classical novels The Journey to the West. Its original body is Manjusri Bodhisattva mount, and it is a green lion. When there was chaos in the Heavenly Palace, it turned into an open maw, which scared many heavenly soldiers and generals into not showing up and had to close the Nantianmen, so the legend called it 100,000 heavenly soldiers. Later, he came down to earth to become a good man. On his way to the Western Heaven to accompany the Tang Priest to learn Buddhist scriptures, he went to Lion Tuoling and met the Green Lion King who was a demon here. He was finally defeated and brought back to heaven by Manjusri Bodhisattva.

First place: Jiuling Shengyuan

The Nine-Yuan Holy Spirit, also known as the Nine-headed Lion, is a legendary mythical monster that appeared in the The Journey to the West. According to legend, it is Taiyi Buddha. Although it is a monster, it is very powerful and of high quality. It is one of the few monsters in the Journey to the West who have no interest in the meat of Tang monks. It is the king of the mountains, with countless soldiers and monsters, and full of chivalry. It also has nine heads, all of which are very powerful. And in the Journey to the West, it is also a move to subdue the Monkey King, which is rare in the whole Journey to the West! It can highlight its unfathomable strength.