Dear cecil,
If one places the statues outside the home then one cant control the nature and birds and 4 legged animals. Wont it be disrespectful to the statues if bird 's and small animals made a mess near it or around it. Thanks.

Dear Anon,
Recently, there are quite alot of discussions on statues and objects.
For those who have been in this forum for quite sometime will know that I am going to say that this is related to Chinese beliefs.
Some may not even be Chinese beliefs but believes of various people or simply decorative art works.
The most common statues found outside Chinese buildings or homes are a pair of lions on each side of the main entrance.
It is common to find these statues nearly everywhere. It can be at the main entrance of a restaurant or at the stairs leading to the restaurant. It is found outside Chinese shops and buildings.
If one looks at the statute carefully, it is standing solidly at the entrance with the purpose of guarding the main entrance.
Here, symbolically, we can see the relevance of the main entrance being very important location of the building house.
Nowadays, I see even a pair of pigs, lazying on top of the pillars of a house. Each pig carrying an umbrella.
Here, we should understand that these are decorative pieces. My saying goes instead of What you see is what you get, rather " What you buy is what you get ".
True traditional Feng Shui is about checking whether there is an imbalance of the Five Elements. Simple and common cure is the use of the 6 coins (which is cheap to get and serves the purpose).
It cannot be helped if you go out and buy rare antique ancient Chinese coins to place it at that location. Alternatively, say you get a pure gold ingot and place it at that location.
There is thus a question mark as to the effectiveness of purposely purchase statues in the hope?...... Wealth?
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 12/29/99 2:01:07 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear cecil,
If one places the statues
outside the home then one cant
control the nature and birds
and 4 legged animals. Wont it
be disrespectful to the
statues if bird 's and small
animals made a mess near it or
around it. Thanks.