Kirin is a kind of auspicious beast in ancient China mythology, which is dotted all over the place. It is also called the five auspicious beasts with dragons, phoenixes, turtles and beasts. According to the Ruiying map, Kirin has sheep's head and wolf's hoof. Its head is round, its body is colored and its height is about 2 meters. "Shuo Wen Jie Zi X" records that Kirin looks like a musk deer, its tail looks like a dragon's tail, and it has long forests and horns.
Kirin can spit fire, and its voice is like thunder. It is kind at ordinary times and extremely fierce when angry. Kirin is very long-lived, can live for 2000 years, peaceful and long-lived. The ancients regarded Kirin as a pet, the public as a relative, and the mother as a forest. They believe that the places where Kirin haunts must be auspicious, which is sometimes used as a metaphor for people with outstanding talents and both ability and political integrity.
Kirin related knowledge
Kirin culture and the strategic thought of the peaceful rise of the Chinese nation come down in one continuous line. Kirin is an auspicious and harmonious messenger of the Chinese nation, so it is of great practical significance to study Kirin culture. Kirin culture occupies an important position in Confucianism, which places the Confucian idea of being kind and tolerant to others on Kirin.
Kirin has a close relationship with Confucian culture and is endowed with the political imagination of a wise man and a saint. From Lin's toe angle with local characteristics to Lin's kind and dynamic unicorn, it has become the head of ancient beasts and the top of good luck. The image of Kirin has become a microcosm of the evolution of unicorn image from the unity of form and spirit in Han and Tang Dynasties to the "dragon shape" and majestic posture in Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Kirin.