Contents [hideshow] 1. Origins from a Chinese ancient poem 2. Name 3. Motion Pictures Origins from a Chinese ancient poem Hua Mulan is a heroine who joined an all-male army, described in a famous Chinese poem known as the Ballad of Mulan. The poem was first written in the Musical Records of Old and New from the 6th century, the century before the ...
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Contents [hideshow] 1. Origins from a Chinese ancient poem 2. Name 3. Motion Pictures Origins from a Chinese ancient poem Hua Mulan is a heroine who joined an all-male army, described in a famous Chinese poem known as the Ballad of Mulan. The poem was first written in the Musical Records of Old and New from the 6th century, the century before the founding of the Tang Dynasty; the original work no longer exists, and the original text of this poem comes from another work known as the Music Bureau Collection, an anthology of lyrics, songs, and poems, compiled by Guo Maoqian during the 12th century. The author explicitly mentions the Musical Records of Old and New as his source for the poem. Whether she was a historical person or whether the poem was an allegory has been debated for centuriesit is unknown whether the story has any factual basis. The time setting of the story is uncertain. The earliest accounts of the legend state that she lived during the Northern Wei dynasty (386-534) but there has been no proof. However another version reports that Mulan was requested as a concubine by Emperor Yang of Sui China (reigned 604-617). Evidence from the extant poem suggests the earlier interpretation. The poem is a ballad, meaning that the lines do not necessarily have equal numbers of syllables. The poem is mostly composed of five-character phrases, with just a few extending to seven or nine.Name The word mulan refers to the Magnolia liliiflora . (m
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