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Originally Posted by Billy
I don't know its English name, but they make me feel weight of the tower.
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They kind of remind me a bit of gargoyles. Gargoyles were popular back in the middle ages in Europe. They were bizarre and grotesque statues placed on the outside of buildings (inside too?) to scare off demons. But the Chinese ones are much more brightly decorated, and I kind of doubt they're there to scare of demons, but what do I know.
Billy, do you know anything else about the ones in your picture?