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While horses feature in various beliefs and traditions, they do not hold the same significance in Chinese culture as mythological animals such as cranes, phoenixes, dragons, and tigers. [19] The association of the qilin with the unicorn—and by extension, the horse—remains a subject of debate.
Horses are real creatures, of the family Equidae—quick-paced, hoofed quadrupeds, existing now and historically, in China, among other places. Many breeds have been used or developed for food, transportation, and for military power for thousands of years, in the area of China, and elsewhere, as well as sometimes being loved or cherished, as pets companions, or inspirations for art.
Beginning around the 3rd century BCE, Chinese classics mention Bole, a mythological horse-tamer, as an exemplar of horse judging. Bole is frequently associated with the fabled qianlima (Chinese: 千里馬) "thousand-miles horse", which was supposedly able to gallop one thousand li (approximately 400 km) in a single day (e.g. Red Hare, sweats blood horse).
The Son of a Horse (Chinese folktale) T. Tea Horse Road; W. White Horse Dialogue; Z. Zhanmadao
This military stud has an ancient breeding tradition dating back to antiquity. The breed was created in the 1930s from numerous crosses between Chinese horses and the Russian Don horse. Long bred for military riding and pulling, it is now used for tourism. The romanization of the Chinese name is variously spelled shandan, sandan and skandan. [1 ...
This is a list of horse breeds usually considered to originate or to have developed in the People's Republic of China, including Tibet.. Chinese sources distinguish between native or indigenous breeds, which have been influenced little or not at all by imported foreign stock, and 'developed' breeds resulting from inter-breeding of native and imported breeds.
Radical 187 or radical horse (馬部) meaning "horse" is one of the 8 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals in total) composed of 10 strokes. In the Kangxi Dictionary , there are 472 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical .
His horse, a considerable part of his property and livelihood, runs away. After weeks, his horse finds its way back and brings along other horses from the barbarian territories, thus increasing the farmer's property. Trying to ride one of the wild horses, the farmer falls and breaks his leg - which reduces his physical capacities.