狮子是原产于非洲与西亚的一种猫科猛兽 ,而非中国自古就有 ,自汉代始 ,我国典籍中才出现“狮子”的记载。那么狮子是如何传入中国的呢 ?本文拟就此题做一考究 ,请指正。“狮子”一词在六世纪又记作“师子”。有关“师子”的最早记载出现在《汉书·西域传》 :“乌弋地暑热莽平 Lions are native to Africa and West Asia, a feline beast, not in China since ancient times, since the Han dynasty, our classics appeared in the “lion” records. So how is the lion introduced to China? This article is intended to make a study on this issue, please correct me. The term “lion” was remembered as a “teacher” in the sixth century. The “teacher” the earliest records appear in the “Han Dynasty Western Regions Biography”: "Uygur heat summer Mang Ping