the stone beasts inside the tainan confucius temple guard the ancient cultural relics inside.

ancient art artistic auspicious back beasts building carving china common confucius cultural decoration dog dynasties enhance evil famous feng fighting floods functions guard guarding han include inside landmark life like lion lions looks masculinity monument mythology people period power predicting prohibit regarded relics relief remove rock role safely sculpture showing shrine shui spirits states statue stone symbolize tainan temple traced ward warding warring wei witchcrafts wood