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{{Short description|Chinese mythological beast}}
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[[Image:Luduan.jpg|right|thumb|Luduan Statue in Luzhi]]
'''Luduan''' (甪端 [[pinyin]]: lùduān) is a legendary [[Chinese mythology|Chinese auspicious creature]]. It has the head of a lion, the horn of a rhino, the body of a dragon, the paws of a bear, the scales of a fish, and the tail of an ox,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sydneytoday.com/content-50003885360|title=It has the head of a lion, the horn of a rhino, the body of a dragon, the paws of a bear, the scales of a fish, and the tail of an ox}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cguardian.com.hk/tc/auction/auction-details.php?id=95923|title=Antique Auction House Listing}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://travel.china.com.cn/txt/2019-12/23/content_75541986.html|title=Chinese Travel and Culture Article}}</ref> It can travel 18,000 [[li (unit)|li]] (9000&nbsp;km or 5500&nbsp;mi) in a single day and speaks all world languages. It appears during the reign of enlightened rulers. A legend says a luduan once appeared to [[Genghis Khan]] and convinced him to abandon his [[Mongol invasions of India|efforts to conquer India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historytoday.com/geoffrey-humble/genghis-khan-versus-unicorn|title=Chinggis Khan versus the Unicorn &#124; History Today}}</ref> The throne of the [[Emperor of China|Emperor]] in the [[Hall of Supreme Harmony]] has two incense burners shaped like the luduan as an auspicious symbol.
[[File:Inner Mongolia Museum bronze incense burner in form of a luduan.jpg|thumb|Incense burner in shape of a Luduan]]

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==See also==
*[[Qilin]] &mdash; another Chinese unicorn.
*[[Xiezhi]] &mdash; a legendary creature able to detect truth
*[[Sin-you]] &mdash; a Japanese legendary creature able to detect truth

[[Category:Chinese legendary creatures]]


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