Three Hares

Rabbits in China
http://threerabbits.net/

This must mean that Rabbits were alive and well and living in China a thousand years ago.

But what species?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Hare

or

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amami_rabbit

or another species, e.g. domesticated European Rabbit transported along the Silk Road

See

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_hares