Unicorn

It is a unique creature of good omen, and the symbol of longevity, grandeur, felicity, illustrious offspring, and wise administration. This mythical creature is known to walk on water and on its back it carried a mystic map from which the written language of China is said to have evolved.

The unicorn is supposed to combine and posses al the good attributes of all hirsute animals; its skin has five colors: red, yellow, blue, white, and black. The unicorn envelopes itself with benevolence, and crowns itself with rectitude. The scholar, Ts’ai Yung says, “It is said to attain the age of a thousand years, and to be the noblest form of animal creation the emblem of perfect good.