Chinese unicorn surfaces from river

Unique unicorn: Wan Mat showing the bronze Qilin at his house in Kota Baru.

KOTA BARU: A curio collector wants expert help to identify what he believes is a centuries-old Qilin, a mythical beast that is said to bring luck and prosperity.

Wan Mat Mat Zin, 57, who bought the one kilo bronze Qilin from a friend who works with a sand mining company a year ago, believes the statue is at least 600 years old.