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I think the mentions of a " unicorn" should be changed to " Qilin" - these are two very different animals that have very different connotations.
Disclaimer: The current citations do not mention that the unicorn is, or is not, a Qilin. However, this Wikipedia article currently does mention this ("According to the Revised Handbook of Korean Geography the king's unicorn - or Qilin..."), which may be from the note section of its cited article. Perhaps we should locate a citation that mentions the creature as a "Qilin", or better yet the original DPRK article, to verify this connection. From the context - Korean folklore - a unicorn does not really make sense, whereas a Qilin does.
While I will not pretend to understand these creatures' interpretations in their native folklore in depth, the Qilin, of East Asian descent, "...is said to appear with the imminent arrival or passing of a wise sage or an illustrious ruler" (from its Wikipedia article) while the unicorn, of European descent, is "...a symbol of purity and grace" (also from its Wikipedia article). In my opinion, this alone is enough reason to distinguish between the two.
The original confusion may extend from the descriptions of the "Qilin" as the "Chinese unicorn", in an effort to relate to Western audiences. That being said, I would say that this article may describe the Qilin as a "Chinese unicorn" to help describe the Qilin to an uninformed audience (though a Wikilink alone may suffice), but use the term "Qilin" as that is what it is.
Note that this would mean the article title should be moved appropriately. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Michaelcomella ( talk • contribs) 18:39, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
"The report attracted widespread international coverage for the apparently bizarre nature of the claim to have found a "unicorn lair", but subsequent reports suggested that the Korean terminology had been mistranslated."
I get that this is kind of bizarre, but using the phrase "apparently bizarre nature" seems terribly POV. Things aren't "apparent" to encyclopedias, nor do encyclopedias find things "bizarre". Right? 98.237.173.125 ( talk) 01:41, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
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I think the mentions of a " unicorn" should be changed to " Qilin" - these are two very different animals that have very different connotations.
Disclaimer: The current citations do not mention that the unicorn is, or is not, a Qilin. However, this Wikipedia article currently does mention this ("According to the Revised Handbook of Korean Geography the king's unicorn - or Qilin..."), which may be from the note section of its cited article. Perhaps we should locate a citation that mentions the creature as a "Qilin", or better yet the original DPRK article, to verify this connection. From the context - Korean folklore - a unicorn does not really make sense, whereas a Qilin does.
While I will not pretend to understand these creatures' interpretations in their native folklore in depth, the Qilin, of East Asian descent, "...is said to appear with the imminent arrival or passing of a wise sage or an illustrious ruler" (from its Wikipedia article) while the unicorn, of European descent, is "...a symbol of purity and grace" (also from its Wikipedia article). In my opinion, this alone is enough reason to distinguish between the two.
The original confusion may extend from the descriptions of the "Qilin" as the "Chinese unicorn", in an effort to relate to Western audiences. That being said, I would say that this article may describe the Qilin as a "Chinese unicorn" to help describe the Qilin to an uninformed audience (though a Wikilink alone may suffice), but use the term "Qilin" as that is what it is.
Note that this would mean the article title should be moved appropriately. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Michaelcomella ( talk • contribs) 18:39, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
"The report attracted widespread international coverage for the apparently bizarre nature of the claim to have found a "unicorn lair", but subsequent reports suggested that the Korean terminology had been mistranslated."
I get that this is kind of bizarre, but using the phrase "apparently bizarre nature" seems terribly POV. Things aren't "apparent" to encyclopedias, nor do encyclopedias find things "bizarre". Right? 98.237.173.125 ( talk) 01:41, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
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