Protection measures of Leizhou stone dog

Cultural experts in Zhanjiang and Leizhou said that the stone dog is a unique folk culture in Leizhou Peninsula. Chen Zhijian, curator of Leizhou Museum, speculated that the oldest stone dog in existence may have been found in Tang Dynasty, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties through a preliminary analysis of the physical objects and the discovery environment. Even in today's prosperous science, Lei Min still has the custom of beating stone dogs and offering sacrifices to them. At present, Zhanjiang City and Leizhou City have taken measures to protect them. The Leizhou municipal government began a large-scale collection work last year, and plans to gather them together to build the Shigou Forest Park. At present, museums in Zhanjiang and Leizhou have collected more than 300 stone dogs.

Due to the lack of historical records and chronologies, most of these stone dogs can't date them. Stone dogs in Leizhou are mostly found in rural areas, and some even live in underwater or wild grass. There is no date on the stone dog. Most of its surroundings have changed greatly, and there is a lack of written records about stone dogs. Although experts from Zhanjiang and Leizhou Museums have long wanted to conduct in-depth and systematic research, from the current situation, it is still quite difficult.