Dragon Li

The Dragon Li, also called Chinese Li Hua or China Li Hua, is a recently established Chinese breed of domestic cat. It was developed in the early 2000s from a common landrace of cats in China, known as 貍花貓, Pinyin: líhuā māo (Li Hua Mao, literally 'leopard cat patterned cat'; sometimes shortened to 花貓 huā māo or 貍貓 lí māo). These native landrace cats are featured in some Chinese folklore stories. The derived standardised breed is only recognised by China's breed registry called Cat Aficionado Association (CAA). After a short international show and breeding period between 2010 to 2015 with the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA), the breed was eventually removed from the registry due to the limited development in both population size and breeder support. As a result it is not recognised by any of the major cat breed registries. This cobby-built cat with a shorthaired coat sports a characteristic black mackerel tabby pattern. They have large brown, yellow or green almond shaped eyes.