Question 1: In the Ming dynasty of ________ (1368–1644) the Qilin is represented as an oxen-hooved animal with a dragon-like head surmounted by a pair of horns and flame-like head ornaments. | |||
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Question 2: Shaanxi Kylins of the ________ | |||
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Question 3: The Qilin of China's subsequent ________ dominated Qing dynasty (1644–1911) is a much more fanciful animal. | |||
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Question 4: 麒麟 in ________) in Japanese, which has also come to be used in the modern Japanese word for a giraffe. | |||
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Question 5: The earliest references to the Qilin are in the ________ book Zuo Zhuan. | |||
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Question 6: There are variations in the appearance of the qilin, even in historical ________, owing to cultural differences between dynasties and regions. | |||
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Question 7: The Qilin became a stylised representation of the ________ in Ming dynasty. | |||
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Question 8: However, the Chinese character 麒 and 麟 both carry Chinese radical 鹿, suggesting that it was originally a type of deer, or perhaps an ________. | |||
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Question 9: Therefore, in the hierarchy of dances performed by the Chinese (Lion Dance, ________, etc.), the Qilin ranks highly; second only to the Dragon and Phoenix who are the highest. | |||
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Question 10: In ________, the Qilin is called Kirin (i.e. | |||
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