Zouyu
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zouyu-161-10156366
title:
Zouyu
text:
Zouyu, also called zouwu (騶吾) or zouya (騶牙), is a legendary creature mentioned in old Chinese literature. The earliest known appearance of the characters 騶虞 is in the Book of Songs, but J.J.L. Duyvendak describes that the interpretation of that little poem as referring to an animal of that name is "very doubtful". Zouyu appears in a number of later works, where it is described as "righteous" animal, which, similarly to a qilin, only appears during the rule of a benevolent and sincere monarch. It
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description:
Legendary creature in old Chinese literature
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zouyu
date created:
2011-08-31T18:55:21Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T08:41:26Z
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