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Lingqing Lion Cat
Other namesShandong lion cat
shi mao (狮猫)
Common nicknamesSnow Lion, big white cat
OriginChina
Domestic cat (Felis catus)

LingQing lion cat[edit]

white lion cat

As known as Shandong Lion Cat. A cat breed not CFA certified, but most Chinese breeders believe it is a potential breed. Originated in Linqing, Shandong China. The standard LinQing lion Cat usually has pure white hair, the hair on neck and back has a length of up to 4-5 cm which makes them look like a lion when standing.[1] The total number of LingQing lion cat is under 1000 now.[2]


Physical characteristics[edit]

The classical lion cat has soft long hair on neck and back, which make them looks like little lion when they standing. Not like their ancestors Turkish Angora cat who only have a single layer of hair[3], lion cat has two layers hair and the undercoat layer is softer silky and thermal retention short hair. Compare to the Angora cat, Lion cat has a bigger robust body, and rounder head shape. The standard lingqing lion cats are required to have couple of eyes in different color (ying yang eyes) which is similar to persian cat, but lion cat has longer puss and straight nose.[4]

Origin[edit]

The genetic origin is unclear yet, but there are two popular statement about it: 1. the ancestors of Lingqing lion cat is the Turkish Angora cat which was shipped to Xingjiang through the silk road, then they developed into a cold-resistant breed which has two layer of coat and larger size. 2. Lingqing lion cat is the hybridize species of local lihua cat and persian cat. The earliest official record of this cat is in Ming dynasty, 《万历野获编》[5](wang-li-ye-huo-bian).Emperor Jiajing made a golden coffin for his lion cat. [6][7]

Popularity[edit]

"Pair of Cats and Baby at Play" (狸奴婴戏图), a painting by an anonymous Chinese artist of the Song Dynasty period.

This high quality cat breed with great ornamental value is often given to guests as a local treasure. Linqing lions and cats raised in the homes of residents in Beijing, Shanghai, tianjin and other big cities are all from this source.[8]

In ancient China, the lion cat was regarded as a precious gift which could bring the good luck and was popular in royal family. Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio[9] has one story about lion cat, called 《the grate rat》.[10] The story is about a magical, intelligence lion cat killed an evil gaint rat.[11] Gong Zizhen, a poet of the late Qing Dynasty, wrote a poem praising the lion cat --《memories of lion cat in the North》.[12]

Breeding Controversy[edit]

Lion cat used to be a stable breed in ancient China, which has significant, unique heritable feature. This breed shrinks due to the history issue and the import foreign pet breeds. Even though hard to find purebred Lion cat nowadays, however there is a lot of Chinese cat breeders believe this is a high potential breed, the main reasons are: 1. the genetic base of this cat is already exist, so it's possible to revive this species by Line breed bred traits breeds.[13] 2. As the popularity of imported pets' declines, more and more Chinese breeder begin to pursue the classic breed again, which extend the market of old Chinese species cat. 3.Even though lion cat has not been confirmed by any famous cat association yet, it don't mean it is not existing. Just like the Lihua cat which has been exist for thousands of years but has just got international recognition recently by CFA.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Chinese Famous Cats". en.chinaculture.org. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  2. ^ "中国知网-登录". login.cnki.net. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  3. ^ "Turkish Angora Cat Breed - Facts and Personality Traits | Hill's Pet". Hill's Pet Nutrition. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  4. ^ "Chinese Famous Cats". en.chinaculture.org. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  5. ^ "萬曆野獲編", 维基百科,自由的百科全书 (in Chinese), 2019-02-19, retrieved 2020-03-30
  6. ^ "万历野获编 - 维基文库,自由的图书馆". zh.wikisource.org. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  7. ^ "Ancient Cat Facts". The World of Chinese. 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  8. ^ "lion cat". baidubaike.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", Wikipedia, 2020-03-17, retrieved 2020-03-30
  10. ^ Pu, Songling (1916). Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Kelly & Walsh, limited.
  11. ^ Pu, Songling (1916). Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Kelly & Walsh, limited.
  12. ^ 陈歆耕 (2016-01-01). 剑魂箫韵:龚自珍传 (in Chinese). Beijing Book Co. Inc. ISBN 978-7-5063-8598-5.
  13. ^ Cats, All About (2019-06-02). "What Is A New Cat Breed?". We're All About Cats. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  14. ^ "Dragon Li", Wikipedia, 2020-02-22, retrieved 2020-03-31


External links[edit]

Category:Cat breeds Category:Natural cat breeds Category:Cat breeds originating in China