File:I-Ch'ing house charm, Winschoten (2018) 03.jpg

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A Chinese house charm engraved into the side of a Chinese building depicting the supreme ultimate symbol and the eight trigrams as well as an image of a Chinese tiger meant to "protect the household" in the Groninger city of Winschoten, Oldambt.

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English: A Chinese house charm engraved into the side of a Chinese building depicting the supreme ultimate symbol and the eight trigrams as well as an image of a Chinese tiger meant to "protect the household" in the Groninger city of Winschoten, Oldambt. A "foundation stone" or "resisting stone" (shigandang, 石敢当) placed with the inscription "the stone of Taishan dares to resist" (taishanshi gandang, 泰山石敢当), or simply "Taishan is here" (taishan zai ci, 泰山在 此). The image of a tiger is sometimes hung over a door. Cleverly forming the wrinkles on the tiger's forehead is the Chinese character wang (王) which means "king". This is another authority figure which further enhances the power of the tiger to drive away evil spirits.
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