Talk:Kirin
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Kirin beast Chinese
[edit]I replaced "Japanese" with "Chinese" so that the first line is:
- For the mythical beast of Chinese culture see Qilin.
Because the Japanese article starts by saying "The Kirin is a Chinese imaginary animal".
— Pekinensis 18:13, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I have to ask about this segment:
- and also the word for giraffe in the Ming Dynasty...
Um, maybe it's just me, but why would the Ming Dynasty have a word for giraffe? Isn't the giraffe an African critter?
--Caen 14:28, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
Added a while later: Breen's WWWJDIC gives three meanings for "kirin" - giraffe, Chinese unicorn, and a brand of beer. I do not know what a "Chinese unicorn" is -- we need some references and pictures. But "kirin" is an example, like "baku," where a Japanese word means a zoological creature AND a mythical beast ("baku" = tapir and a mythical beast that devours nightmares).
The connection to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) is that Admiral Zheng He took a flotilla ships on a long voyage of exploration in 1405 or so, and reached Africa. He brought back a giraffe and a zebra, and probably other things as well.
You can Google "Ming Dynasty" plus "giraffe" for a number of websites, or visit this one: <http://www.irfi.org/articles/articles_651_700/hero_of_the_ming_dynasty.htm>.
Timothy Perper 16:05, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
Cleanup
[edit]My best stab at cleanup for the wikiproject, but im leaving the tag, as someone could probably do even better.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 05:21, 23 February 2011 (UTC)
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