Editing Chinese culture (section)

=== Qilin ===
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[[File:Ming Tomb Entrance detail1.jpg|thumb|Gilin with the head and scaly body of a dragon, tail of a lion and cloven hoofs like a deer. Its body enveloped in sacred flames. Detail from Entrance of General Zu Dashou Tomb (Ming Tomb).]]
The Qilin ({{IPAc-cmn|q|i|2|.|l|in|2}}; {{zh|c=麒麟}}), or Kirin in Japanese, is a [[mythical]] hooved [[Chimera (mythology)|chimerical]] creature in Chinese culture, said to appear with the imminent arrival or passing of a [[xian (Taoism)|sage]] or illustrious ruler.<ref name=britannica1>{{cite encyclopedia|title=qilin (Chinese mythology)|url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/110049/qilin|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=24 July 2011|archive-date=19 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019041800/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/110049/qilin|url-status=live}}</ref> Qilin is a specific type of the ''lin'' mythological family of one-horned beasts. The earliest references to the ''qilin'' are in the 5th century BC ''[[Zuo Zhuan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chinaknowledge.de/Literature/Classics/chunqiuzuozhuan.html |title=Chinese Literature – Chunqiu-Zuozhuan 春秋左傳, Gongyangzhuan 公羊傳, Guliangzhuan 穀梁傳 (www.chinaknowledge.de)<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=8 January 2019 |archive-date=6 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206152519/http://www.chinaknowledge.de/Literature/Classics/chunqiuzuozhuan.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[http://engine.cqvip.com/content/tu/98575x/2001/000/002/gc13_tu1_5337044.pdf 古建上的主要装饰纹样——麒麟 古建园林技术－作者:徐华铛<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201732/http://engine.cqvip.com/content/tu/98575x/2001/000/002/gc13_tu1_5337044.pdf |date=30 September 2007 }}</ref> The ''qilin'' made appearances in a variety of subsequent Chinese works of history and fiction, such as [[Fengshen Yanyi|Feng Shen Bang]]. [[Emperor Wu of Han]] apparently captured a live ''qilin'' in 122 BC, although [[Sima Qian]] was skeptical of this.<ref>[[:zh:s:史記/卷028]]</ref>{{Better source needed|date=January 2018|reason=[[WP:CIRCULAR]]}}