Cangzhou Iron Lion
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Cangzhou Iron Lion is a massive cast-iron sculpture from the Song dynasty in Cangzhou, China, renowned as one of the oldest and largest iron lion statues in the world.
All labels observed (1)
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| Cangzhou Iron Lion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23434827 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cangzhou Iron Lion Context triple: [Iron Lion of Cangzhou, alsoKnownAs, Cangzhou Iron Lion]
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Statues of Naxian Lions
The Statues of Naxian Lions are a famous row of archaic marble guardian sculptures on the island of Delos, dedicated by the people of Naxos to honor and protect the sacred sanctuary of Apollo.
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B.
Lishan Didan
Lishan Didan is a Jewish Neo-Aramaic language traditionally spoken by Kurdish and Azerbaijani Jews from the regions of northwestern Iran and eastern Turkey.
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Iron Pagoda
The Iron Pagoda is an 11th-century brick Buddhist pagoda in Kaifeng, China, renowned for its intricate glazed-tile construction and status as a masterpiece of Song dynasty architecture.
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D.
Yingxian Wooden Pagoda
Yingxian Wooden Pagoda is an 11th-century, entirely wooden Buddhist pagoda in Shanxi, China, renowned as one of the oldest and tallest surviving wooden structures in the world.
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E.
Datong Nine-Dragon Screen
The Datong Nine-Dragon Screen is a famous, ornately glazed imperial wall in Datong, China, featuring nine large dragon reliefs and regarded as one of the finest examples of traditional Chinese screen walls.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cangzhou Iron Lion Target entity description: Cangzhou Iron Lion is a massive cast-iron sculpture from the Song dynasty in Cangzhou, China, renowned as one of the oldest and largest iron lion statues in the world.
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A.
Statues of Naxian Lions
The Statues of Naxian Lions are a famous row of archaic marble guardian sculptures on the island of Delos, dedicated by the people of Naxos to honor and protect the sacred sanctuary of Apollo.
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B.
Lishan Didan
Lishan Didan is a Jewish Neo-Aramaic language traditionally spoken by Kurdish and Azerbaijani Jews from the regions of northwestern Iran and eastern Turkey.
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C.
Iron Pagoda
The Iron Pagoda is an 11th-century brick Buddhist pagoda in Kaifeng, China, renowned for its intricate glazed-tile construction and status as a masterpiece of Song dynasty architecture.
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D.
Yingxian Wooden Pagoda
Yingxian Wooden Pagoda is an 11th-century, entirely wooden Buddhist pagoda in Shanxi, China, renowned as one of the oldest and tallest surviving wooden structures in the world.
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E.
Datong Nine-Dragon Screen
The Datong Nine-Dragon Screen is a famous, ornately glazed imperial wall in Datong, China, featuring nine large dragon reliefs and regarded as one of the finest examples of traditional Chinese screen walls.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.