Luduan
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Luduan (甪端 pinyin: lùduān) is a legendary 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It can travel 18,000 li (9000 km or 5500 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 efforts to conquer India.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The throne of the Emperor in the Hall of Supreme Harmony has two incense burners shaped like the luduan as an auspicious symbol.
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