Qilin – One Of Four Noble Animals In Chinese Myths And Legends

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - In Chinese mythology, Qilin (Kirin) is one of the "Four Benevolent Animals, " including the tortoise, dragon, and phoenix. All four noble ones ruled the Yellow Emperor's gardens - the ancestor of all Chinese people and the father of Chinese civilization.

An ancient Chinese myth tells of the god Pangu, who created the heavens and the earth out of chaos. These four divine creatures assisted him. When the work was finished, the Qilin retreated into the dense forest, and since then, it has been known as an animal of good omen. One Chinese legend tells of Emperor Fu Xi, who lived two thousand nine hundred years before our era. One day, he saw a magical qilin rising from the Yellow River.

His back was covered with magical markings that the Emperor had tried to copy. These signs later became the basis of Chinese writing.

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