Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Legend has it that the first cat ever in China came from " the Western lands " (India) along with Buddhism: A cat is said to have followed the great monk Xuan Zang, who brought the first Buddhist sutras to China, in order to protect the sacred texts from being chewed by mice. Recovered artifacts prove that the Chinese people had already accepted cats as domestic pets by 3000 BCE at the latest. However, stories trace the origins of relations between man and cat not to companionship, but to the catching of mice. Chronologically, cats were the most recently domesticated of creatures. Some love cats to the point of irrationality. Others say " cats are treacherous whereas dogs are loyal. " Is it possible that people and cats are still in the " trial " stage of getting used to each other? And what feline phenomena exist in Chinese culture? Unfortunately,today the relationships between ordinary Chinese and a cat is an " eater and food " relationship " . I can say I know no famous center in China where one can buy a pedigree cat.If you know tell me... (cat_fan) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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