Chinese guardian lions standardized and formalized during the Ming and Qing dynasties into more or less its present form. (pinyin:) sì shì sì, shí shì shí, shí sì shì shí sì, sì shí shì sì shí, sì shí sì zhī shí shī zì shì sǐ de. (4 is 4, 10 is 10, 14 is 14, 40 is 40, 44 stone lions are dead.) Chinese guardian lions Chinese guardian lions or Imperial guardian lions, often miscalled "Foo Dogs" in the West, are a common representation of the lion in imperial China. Chinese guardian lions are sometimes referred to in English as shishi, from the
Liu Shishi Liu Shishi Liu Shishi (, born 10 March 1987), also known as Cecilia Liu, is a popular Chinese actress who graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy with a major in ballet. She is best known for her role as Ruoxi in the Chinese time-travel drama "Scarlet Heart". Liu is known as one of the New Four Dan Actresses. She ranked 19th in "Forbes" China Celebrity 100 list in 2017. Having been trained in ballet at the Beijing Dance Academy, Liu Shishi made her acting debut in the television drama series "The Moon and the Wind" (2005). She included a segment