Lugou BridgeⅢ

Then how many lions are there? That mystery remained unsolved for 800 years until 1961 when a team of Beijing relics experts finally gave the result: 485. But with some additional babies found under the bellies, 485 increased to 498. And the most recent count has brought that number to 501.

A famous admirer of the bridge, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911), wrote four Chinese calligraphic characters - Lu Gou Xiao Yue, which means 'The Moon over the Lugou Bridge at Dawn'. They are inscribed on the eastern bank of the river.