These animals were imported to China from the (*) Ferghana valley and from Tibet.
A trade route named for these things and tea is sometimes called the Southern Silk Road. After having a dream about a golden man floating in the sky, Emperor Ming had a temple named for one of these creatures built for the two monks who translated the Forty-two Chapter Sutra. Rumors that the Daiyuan kingdom had creatures of this sort which "sweated blood" prompted Emperor Wudi of Han to send an invasion force to capture them. A statue of one of these creatures which rests one foot on a swallow and appears to be flying was discovered in Gansu. These animals were used in the Yam system of Genghis Khan. These animals were imported to China from the (*) Ferghana valley and from Tibet. Many terracotta statues from China depict these animals being used by armored troops called cataphracts. For 10 points, name these animals which, during the Zhou and Shang dynasties, were often used to pull war chariots.
A trade route named for these things and tea is sometimes called the Southern Silk Road.
horses (or obvious equivalents)