门狮是指传统建筑中大门两旁设置的石狮。民间建筑中通常被作为守门的瑞兽。由于受封等级规制约束，民宅门前是不能越制摆放的，古代民间建筑中，门狮多摆放于村镇口，祠堂，会馆，王府，园林等场所。其用意在于避凶纳福，镇宅守候。如今现代多置于博物馆，文化公园，一些对中华传统文化热爱，素质高雅的成功人士的人私家会所，别墅等地方。和古代一样是社会地位和身份的象征，同时也是个人素养的一种体现。
A lion is a stone lion set on both sides of the traditional building. Folk architecture is often used as the auspicious. The closure level regulation, the house is not placed before the door, the ancient folk architecture, lions display in the village, the ancestral hall, hall, palace, gardens and other places. The intention is to avoid evil fortune, waiting for the home. Nowadays, museums are mostly placed in museums, cultural parks, private places, villas and other places where Chinese traditional culture is loved, and people of high quality are very successful. As in ancient times, it is a symbol of social status and identity, and it is also an embodiment of personal accomplishment.