Cangzhou Iron Lion is 6.264 meters long, 2.98 1 meter wide, 5.47 meters high and weighs about 32 tons.
196 1 On March 4th, Cangzhou Iron Lion was announced by the people of China and the State Council as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
Cangzhou Iron Lion, also known as "Zhenhai Roar", was cast in the third year of Guangshun in the latter Zhou Dynasty (953). There are many theories about its origin: one is that it was cast by Cangzhou Town when Zhou Shizong and Chai Rong explored Qidan in the North; On the other hand, it is believed that the iron lion is located in front of Kaiyuan Temple in Cangzhou, with scriptures in its abdomen and a lotus throne, and should be the mount of Manjusri Bodhisattva. Others speculate that the iron lion is an exotic animal built by local residents according to its alias "Zhenhai Roar".
Cangzhou Iron Lion, Dingyuan Kaiyuan Temple Tower and Zhengding longxing temple Copper Bodhisattva Statue are also called "Three Treasures of Hebei". There is also Four Treasures of the Study in North China, which means "Cangzhou Lion Dingzhou Tower and Zhengding Bodhisattva Zhao Zhouqiao". Cangzhou's nickname "Lion City" also comes from this.
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The Iron Lion is located in the ancient city of Cangzhou, Cangxian County, Cangzhou City, on the north side of the avenue from the east gate to the west gate. The actual body length of the iron lion is 6.264m, the body width is 2.98 1m, the overall height is 5.47m, the abdomen is hollow and it weighs 32 tons. It is estimated that it weighed more than 40 tons when it was built.
Iron lions are cast in sections and stacked. According to the trace of the lion, the Fan Kuan of each piece of mud used for casting is 35 to 45 cm and the height is 20 to 25 cm. A total of about 500 pieces of mud were used. The head is tilted to the south, the mouth is wide, the head has curly hair, the limbs are separated, there is a huge iron basin on the back, and there are straps on the chest and buttocks. Shoulders hang down at both ends of the chest belt, and hips hang down.
There are inscriptions on the top of the head and under the neck, on the right side of the neck and on the side of the teeth, there are inscriptions on the left rib, on the left rib, on the abdomen, on the suspected Diamond Sutra, on the inside of the head, on Baotian and Guo Baoyu, and on the lotus basin, there is an inscription on Wang Beiyong.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Cangzhou Iron Lion.