Domestic cats were introduced into China through the spread of Buddhism from the Southern and Northern Dynasties to the early Sui Dynasty, where they took root and became the favorite pets of China people.

In the pre-Qin classics, the Book of Songs did indeed mention "cats": The Book of Yahan: Confucius and Hantu, Bear and Tiger. Mao's poems are like a cloud: a cat is as shallow as a tiger. "

From the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the early Sui Dynasty, cats were introduced to China from Arabia. Because of its rat-catching nature, China people know and like this small and clever animal, which has become a sacred object to kill rats and protect granaries in the eyes of the ancients.

According to the Book of Songs, in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, there was a ritual activity of offering sacrifices to eight kinds of sacred objects, which was called "Eight Waxes", including the worship of cats.

The reason is very simple, that is, in the Book of Rites, "ancient gentlemen must report it, and cats eat voles for it."

Since then, rat-catching cats have been respected by people and introduced into human settlements. After a long time, the cat on the altar has become a cat in the secular society, the wild civet cat has become a domestic slave (the nickname of the ancients for cats), and the mouse-catching hero has gradually become a pet in people's homes. Since then, there has been a cultural history of cats.

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Domestication methods of domestic cats:

As docile, intelligent and lively animals, cats have a long history as family pets, especially in Europe and America.

At the beginning of the 20th century, an American zoologist invented the cat tree for the first time in order to treat the increasingly serious depression of domestic cats.

Its patchwork spatial combination gives domestic pet cats free play space and stimulates their nature. The natural hemp rope on the product makes the cat feel the natural breath, and can keep the physiological habit of grinding claws without destroying furniture.

Cat training should start from an early age, first find out the cat's temper, and then choose different ways to train according to needs. There are the following methods: coercion, inducement, reward, punishment and shouting.

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