Iron Lion of Cangzhou, Hebei 河北沧州铁狮子
The Iron Lion of Cangzhou stands in the ruins of old Cangzhou in Jiuzhou Town, Cang County. Cast in the Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties and popularly called "Roarer Guarding the Sea", it strides with head raised and carries a lotus throne on its back. It is one of the oldest and the largest surviving cast-iron lion in China, worn and damaged after a thousand years of weather.
