our guide told us the stones outside the hutongs in beijing meant the occupation of the

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We remember 2.  Military, Civil official but what was the 3rd?

Kelly · Answer

I am not sure whether we are referring to the same thing, but my guide told us that the round stone represents the owner was a military official, the square stone reprents the owener was a civil official and if there are lions on the stones, the owner was the relative of the emperors.

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Our guide told us the stones outside the hutongs in Beijing meant the occupation of the owner. There were 3.