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- Recognizing that her father is aging and she has no elder brother who might represent the family, Mulan disguises herself as a man and enlists in her father’s place.
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Mulan crossdresses as a man and enlists in her father's stead. She is intercepted by the forces of the Xia king Dou Jiande and is brought under questioning by the king's warrior daughter Xianniang (Chinese: 線娘 ), who tries to recruit Mulan as a man.
Sep 20, 2024 · Hua Mulan, in Chinese legend, was a heroine who—disguised as a man—joined the army in place of her father. After performing great military feats, she was honored by the emperor. Her story is immortalized in the folk song ‘The Ballad of Mulan.’
- Origins of The Legend
- The Character’S Ethnic Origins
- How The Story Has Changed and Endured Over Time
- Representation and Adaptation in The 2020 Version
The original Mulan story is quite different from both Disney’s 1998 animated film and the new live-action movie. The earliest printed version of the story still in existence today was first featured in an anthology from the 12th century, known as the Ballad of Mulan. It’s a short poem thought to have originated as a folk tale in the fourth or fifth...
The Northern Wei dynasty was established by a formerly nomadic group named the Tuoba, a clan of the Xianbei people, who came from northern China and likely spoke either a Turkic or proto-Mongolian language, rather than a native Chinese dialect. The Tuoba conquest of northern China was of huge historical significance, akin to the Norman Conquest of ...
As well as the changing interpretations of Mulan’s ethnicity over the centuries, the narrative has also changed over time. For around a thousand years, the story more or less stayed the same, a simple, easy-to-understand folk poem popular with the Chinese people. The first known adaptation was in the 16th century, by playwright Xu Wei. The Heroine ...
Looking back at the original Mulan legend helps explain the criticism over certain stylistic choices in the film, such as the costume and the architecture. Some argue that adaptations of lots of different historical stories change over time and aren’t always accurate. “I feel like we are surrounded by adaptations of all kinds. Do we get angry at Jo...
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- Suyin Haynes
Sep 7, 2020 · The Mulan legend was first featured on film in China in 1939 in Mulan Joins the Army which presented her as an ardent nationalist whose zeal for her country and heroism shames her male comrades throughout her tour of duty. After serving honorably, she returns home, reveals to her closest comrade that she is a woman, and the two are married.
- Joshua J. Mark
Sep 4, 2020 · The story of Mulan, a young Chinese woman who disguises herself as a man and joins the army to save her father’s life, has been told over and over again for the past 1,500 years at least. It’s...
Sep 9, 2020 · The legend of Mulan, now world-famous thanks to the Disney films of 1998 and 2020, is the story of a young girl who disguises herself as a man to take her aged father's place as a conscript in the army and so preserve the family honor.
Sep 30, 2024 · Mulan is a legendary figure in Chinese folklore, celebrated for her bravery, loyalty, and intelligence. Her story, which dates back to the Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589 AD), revolves around a young woman who disguises herself as a man to take her ailing father’s place in the army.
