Which country was Kirin invented?

Kirin, also known as "Kirin", is an animal recorded in ancient books in China. It is also called "Four Spirits" with phoenix, turtle and dragon, and is the mount of God. The ancients regarded Kirin as a benevolent and auspicious beast. The man's name is Qi and the woman's name is Lin. After Zheng He brought giraffes to the west in the Ming Dynasty, it was used to refer to giraffes (which is still the case in Japan). It is often used to describe excellent people.

Kirin culture is a traditional folk culture in China. For example, having children with Kirin is an ancient fertility folk custom in China. According to legend, Kirin is a kind beast, a symbol of good luck and can bring children to people. According to legend, on the eve of Confucius' birth, a unicorn spat a jade book at his home, which said "the watery son is the king of decline", meaning that he has the virtue of an emperor and does not occupy his position. Although this is a wrong statement, it is actually the basis of "Kirin gives the child", which is contained in Wang Chong's On the Balance and Immortality and Jia's Notes on the Collection of Leftovers. Folks have the reputation of "son of Kirin" and "son of forest". In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, people often called smart and lovely boys "my Kirin". Since then, "Kirin has sent pictures." As a woodcut, it is a good omen to engrave the couplet "Kirin in the sky, Lang on the ground as the champion". It is generally believed that worshipping Kirin can give birth to children. Tang Du Fu's Song of Summer Xu's Two Sons: "Don't you see Summer Xu's two sons?" Inducing auspicious dreams followed. Confucius gave the stone family, not the unicorn in the sky. China's national customs recorded in Hu Pu 'an. "Hunan" quoted "Changzhi New Age Folk Poetry": "It is also strange for a woman to be surrounded by dragons. A real dragon is not as good as a paper dragon, but it can send a child to the forest. " Original note: "If a woman is barren for many years, every time a dragon lantern comes home, she will be given a seal instrument to surround her with a dragon body once, and the dragon body will be shortened and she will ride around the hall once, which is called the gift of Qi Lin." According to our family member Long, this is a dragon lantern representing the Qi family.