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Hua Mulan (Chinese: 花木蘭) is a legendary Chinese folk heroine from the Northern and Southern dynasties era (4th to 6th century CE) of Chinese history. Scholars generally consider Mulan to be a fictional character.
Sep 7, 2020 · Xu Wei introduces the character's surname Hua (“flower”) to Mulan as well as her assumed name as a male, Hua Hu, details her transformation from a girl to a male warrior, and concludes with the marriage motif which was popular in his time.
Zhu Guozhen’s version of the Mulan legend is often cited as historical evidence of Mulan having been a real person, from which the legends evolved. One reason for its acceptance as factual is his careful presentation of incidents corroborated by other sources.
Nov 9, 2020 · Origin of the story. The commonly held view is that Mulan’s fictional story goes back to the 4 th or 5 th century AD – a period which coincided with the North Wei Dynasty (c. 380 AD – c. 557 AD). The story in fact began as a simple folk song in The Ballad of Mulan.
Jan 8, 2022 · Originating from an ancient Chinese song called the "Ballad of Mulan," Hua Mulan is a legendary warrior who disguises herself as a man to protect her father. Hua Mulan's original story can be traced back to 6th-century China, when the tale of a brave woman fighter was passed down through generations.
May 29, 2020 · Hua Mulan is one of the most legendary women of ancient China. Her heroic actions were first recorded in ancient texts, retold in the famous poem Ballad of Mulan, and later popularized in the 1998 Walt Disney film Mulan. Today, her story continues to be told in schools across China.
The History Behind the Legend of Hua Mulan (400 AD Onward) Ancient texts from the past 1,500 years reveal the real history behind the legend of Mulan and how it developed into what we have today. Two modern depictions of Mulan stand in opposition to the title page of the Qing dynasty novel Fierce and Filial. Artwork by Stella Su.
