{"id":2002,"date":"2024-09-16T21:58:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T21:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/?p=2002"},"modified":"2024-09-16T22:02:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T22:02:50","slug":"a-detailed-look-into-the-original-story-of-mulan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/2024\/09\/16\/a-detailed-look-into-the-original-story-of-mulan\/","title":{"rendered":"A Detailed Look into the Original Story of Mulan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2002\" class=\"elementor elementor-2002\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5df35dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5df35dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b4be48\" data-id=\"2b4be48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e31167d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e31167d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>It would be easy to argue that the story of Mulan is universally known, especially in the English speaking world. This is due mostly to Disney\u2019s 1998 adaptation, which was widely received and brought this classic Chinese folk tale to modern audiences.<\/p><p>That being said, most people\u2019s understanding of the story ends here, so where did this timeless story come from? The answer is probably more interesting than you might think!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70ecb76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70ecb76\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-040aed2\" data-id=\"040aed2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e92507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e92507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The true origins of Mulan<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a9a3e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a9a3e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c8af93\" data-id=\"9c8af93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7be9de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7be9de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mulan (<ruby>\u82b1\u6728\u5170<rt>hu\u0101 m\u00f9 l\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby>) has occupied a place in Chinese culture for hundreds of years, her story having been first recorded in the Ballad of Mulan (<ruby>\u6728\u5170\u8f9e<rt>m\u00f9 l\u00e1n c\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby>). This short ballad, recorded in classical Chinese, is estimated to have been written in 400AD, and is only 332 characters long.<\/p>\n<p>This means that Disney\u2019s Mulan, along with any other adaptation of the story you might have seen or read, managed to adapt 332 Chinese characters into a feature length film. The implications here are that every named character, along with the vast majority of the story that you might associate with this folk hero have been invented.<\/p>\n<p>Because the original text is so short, let\u2019s dive into the Ballad of Mulan to learn what the original story was like!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8124676 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8124676\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cf03e3\" data-id=\"7cf03e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e4603e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e4603e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The original text<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b253ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b253ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de632fd\" data-id=\"de632fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d49f9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d49f9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The original text of the Ballad of Mulan is written in Classical Chinese, so it\u2019s sure to be a tough read for learners of modern Mandarin, but let\u2019s go through and translate it line by line! For more information on Classical Chinese, check out or blog, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/2024\/09\/16\/what-is-classical-chinese-and-why-is-it-important\/\" target=\"_blank\">What is Classical Chinese and Why is it Important?<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-592f56f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"592f56f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20103d0\" data-id=\"20103d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7386f39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7386f39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u5527\u5527\u5fa9\u5527\u5527\uff0c\u6728\u862d\u7576\u6236\u7e54\u3002\u4e0d\u805e\u6a5f\u677c\u8072\uff0c\u60df\u805e\u5973\u5606\u606f\u3002\u554f\u5973\u4f55\u6240\u601d\uff0c\u554f\u5973\u4f55\u6240\u61b6\u3002<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adc9628 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adc9628\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27a4e1f\" data-id=\"27a4e1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ced978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ced978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The sound of one sigh after another,<br \/>As Mulan weaves at the doorway.<\/p><p>No sound of the loom and shuttle,<br \/>Only that of the girl lamenting.<\/p><p>Ask her of whom she thinks,<br \/>Ask her for whom she longs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d532907 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d532907\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51f14c8\" data-id=\"51f14c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bf2731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0bf2731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u300c\u5973\u4ea6\u7121\u6240\u601d\uff0c\u5973\u4ea6\u7121\u6240\u61b6\u3002\u6628\u591c\u898b\u8ecd\u5e16\uff0c\u53ef\u6c57\u5927\u9ede\u5175\uff0c\u8ecd\u66f8\u5341\u4e8c\u5377\uff0c\u5377\u5377\u6709\u723a\u540d\u3002\u963f\u723a\u7121\u5927\u5152\uff0c\u6728\u862d\u7121\u9577\u5144\uff0c\u9858\u70ba\u5e02\u978d\u99ac\uff0c\u5f9e\u6b64\u66ff\u723a\u5f81\u3002\u300d<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2ca1d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2ca1d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64aa934\" data-id=\"64aa934\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01f6a32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01f6a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;There is no one I think of,<br \/>There is no one I long for.<\/p><p>Last night I saw the army notice,<br \/>The Khan is calling a great draft \u2013<\/p><p>A dozen volumes of battle rolls,<br \/>Each one with my father&#8217;s name.<\/p><p>My father has no grown-up son,<br \/>And I have no elder brother.<\/p><p>I&#8217;m willing to buy a horse and saddle,<br \/>To go to battle in my father&#8217;s place.&#8221;<\/p><p>Ask her of whom she thinks,<br \/>Ask her for whom she longs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db05484 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db05484\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02a0748\" data-id=\"02a0748\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa17224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa17224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u6771\u5e02\u8cb7\u99ff\u99ac\uff0c\u897f\u5e02\u8cb7\u978d\u97c9\uff0c\u5357\u5e02\u8cb7\u8f61\u982d\uff0c\u5317\u5e02\u8cb7\u9577\u97ad\u3002\u65e6\u8fad\u723a\u5a18\u53bb\uff0c\u66ae\u5bbf\u9ec3\u6cb3\u908a\uff0c\u4e0d\u805e\u723a\u5a18\u559a\u5973\u8072\uff0c\u4f46\u805e\u9ec3\u6cb3\u6d41\u6c34\u9cf4\u6ffa\u6ffa\u3002\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92379ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92379ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c70af31\" data-id=\"c70af31\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-882acdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"882acdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>She buys a fine steed at the east market;<br \/>A saddle and blanket at the west market;<\/p><p>A bridle at the south market;<br \/>And a long whip at the north market.<\/p><p>She takes leave of her parents at dawn,<br \/>To camp beside the Yellow River at dusk.<\/p><p>No sound of her parents hailing their girl,<br \/>Just the rumbling waters of the Yellow River.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4334279 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4334279\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7df17f1\" data-id=\"7df17f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-250f8a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"250f8a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u65e6\u8fad\u9ec3\u6cb3\u53bb\uff0c\u66ae\u81f3\u9ed1\u5c71\u982d\uff0c\u4e0d\u805e\u723a\u5a18\u559a\u5973\u8072\uff0c\u4f46\u805e\u71d5\u5c71\u80e1\u9a0e\u9cf4\u557e\u557e\u3002\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ea768e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ea768e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d2da25\" data-id=\"9d2da25\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b63005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b63005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>She leaves the Yellow River at dawn,<br \/>To reach the Black Mountains by dusk.<\/p><p>No sound of her parents hailing their girl,<br \/>Just the cries of barbarian cavalry in the Yan hills.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f056819 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f056819\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9172a69\" data-id=\"9172a69\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74fafa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74fafa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u842c\u91cc\u8d74\u620e\u6a5f\uff0c\u95dc\u5c71\u5ea6\u82e5\u98db\u3002\u6714\u6c23\u50b3\u91d1\u67dd\uff0c\u5bd2\u5149\u7167\u9435\u8863\u3002\u5c07\u8ecd\u767e\u6230\u6b7b\uff0c\u58ef\u58eb\u5341\u5e74\u6b78\u3002<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f9501c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f9501c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2bfec0\" data-id=\"c2bfec0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-011e62b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"011e62b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ten thousand miles she rode in war,<br \/>Crossing passes and mountains as if on a wing.<\/p><p>On the northern air comes the sentry&#8217;s gong,<br \/>Cold light shines on her coat of steel.<\/p><p>The general dead after a hundred battles,<br \/>The warriors return after ten years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97ea3b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97ea3b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e7a15a\" data-id=\"9e7a15a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c9267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32c9267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u6b78\u4f86\u898b\u5929\u5b50\uff0c\u5929\u5b50\u5750\u660e\u5802\u3002\u7b56\u52db\u5341\u4e8c\u8f49\uff0c\u8cde\u8cdc\u767e\u5343\u5f37\u3002\u53ef\u6c57\u554f\u6240\u6b32\uff0c\u300c\u6728\u862d\u4e0d\u7528\u5c1a\u66f8\u90ce\uff0c\u9858\u501f\u660e\u99dd\u5343\u91cc\u8db3\uff0c\u9001\u5152\u9084\u6545\u9109\u3002\u300d\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29eb936 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29eb936\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9987b2b\" data-id=\"9987b2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f868f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f868f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They return to see the [Emperor],<br \/>Who sits in the Hall of Brilliance.<\/p><p>The rolls of merit spin a dozen times,<br \/>Rewards in the hundreds and thousands.<\/p><p>The Khan asks her what she desires,<br \/>&#8220;I&#8217;ve no need for the post of a gentleman official,<\/p><p>I ask for the swiftest horse,<br \/>To carry me back to my hometown.&#8221;<\/p><p>The general dead after a hundred battles,<br \/>The warriors return after ten years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e34fab2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e34fab2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-476d7a8\" data-id=\"476d7a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b415cc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b415cc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u723a\u5a18\u805e\u5973\u4f86\uff0c\u51fa\u90ed\u76f8\u6276\u5c07\uff1b\u963f\u59ca\u805e\u59b9\u4f86\uff0c\u7576\u6236\u7406\u7d05\u599d\uff1b\u5c0f\u5f1f\u805e\u59ca\u4f86\uff0c\u78e8\u5200\u970d\u970d\u5411\u8c6c\u7f8a\u3002\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0697e69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0697e69\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48b0d02\" data-id=\"48b0d02\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2d1fb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2d1fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Her parents hearing their girl returns,<br \/>Out to the suburbs to welcome her back.<\/p><p>Elder sister hearing her sister returns,<br \/>Adjusts her rouge by the doorway.<\/p><p>Little brother hearing his sister returns,<br \/>Sharpens his knife for pigs and lamb.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-083610f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"083610f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b8d5a8\" data-id=\"6b8d5a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e74e7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e74e7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u958b\u6211\u6771\u95a3\u9580\uff0c\u5750\u6211\u897f\u95a3\u5e8a\uff0c\u812b\u6211\u6230\u6642\u888d\uff0c\u8457\u6211\u820a\u6642\u88f3\u3002\u7576\u7a97\u7406\u96f2\u9b22\uff0c\u5c0d\u93e1\u5e16\u82b1\u9ec3\u3002<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b2d79d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b2d79d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f12317\" data-id=\"4f12317\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f3211 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49f3211\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;I open my east chamber door,<br \/>And sit on my west chamber bed.<\/p><p>I take off my battle cloak,<br \/>And put on my old-time clothes.<\/p><p>I adjust my wispy hair at the window sill,<br \/>And apply my bisque makeup by the mirror.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f8c12c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f8c12c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ee8386\" data-id=\"4ee8386\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c89c839 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c89c839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u51fa\u9580\u770b\u706b\u4f34\uff0c\u706b\u4f34\u7686\u9a5a\u5fd9\uff1a\u300c\u540c\u884c\u5341\u4e8c\u5e74\uff0c\u4e0d\u77e5\u6728\u862d\u662f\u5973\u90ce\uff01\u300d<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b9aa8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b9aa8f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e35b44c\" data-id=\"e35b44c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adb87c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adb87c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I step out to see my comrades-in-arms,<br \/>They are all surprised and astounded:<\/p><p>&#8216;We traveled twelve years together,<br \/>Yet didn&#8217;t realize Mulan was a lady!'&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a4aa1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a4aa1a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-386da5c\" data-id=\"386da5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42db94c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42db94c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u96c4\u5154\u8173\u64b2\u6714\uff0c\u96cc\u5154\u773c\u8ff7\u96e2\uff1b\u96d9\u5154\u508d\u5730\u8d70\uff0c\u5b89\u80fd\u8fa8\u6211\u662f\u96c4\u96cc\uff1f\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f9e859 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f9e859\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2506364\" data-id=\"2506364\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-921c5f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"921c5f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The buck bounds here and there,<br \/>Whilst the doe has narrow eyes.<\/p><p>But when the two hares run side by side,<br \/>How can you tell the female from the male?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c8354b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c8354b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df69082\" data-id=\"df69082\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-051db26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"051db26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The original narrative and how it\u2019s adapted<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8514fc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8514fc0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02f2ce8\" data-id=\"02f2ce8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c834005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c834005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let\u2019s take what we\u2019ve just read and distill it down to the major story beats:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4eb77b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4eb77b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-619334b\" data-id=\"619334b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c6fd53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c6fd53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Mulan sees that her father is to be conscripted and decides to take his place<\/li><li>She runs away to join the wa<\/li><li>She fights valiantly for ten years<\/li><li>The Emperor offers her an illustrious position, but she turns it down<br \/>She returns home to her family<\/li><li>Her comrades are shocked to realize she\u2019s a woman<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01eeb7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01eeb7f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6d7077\" data-id=\"a6d7077\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b19415e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b19415e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is, in essence, the entire narrative of the Ballad of Mulan. There\u2019s only one named character, and the story only covers the broadest of strokes when it comes to the plot.<\/p><p>With this in mind, it\u2019s clear just how many creative liberties must be taken to adapt the legend of Mulan into a more detailed story. In the case of Disney\u2019s version, every named character outside of Mulan herself, the subplot of her identity being revealed, themes of honor and ancestors, the attempted attack on the Emperor, and Mulan\u2019s larger struggle with finding herself were all completely invented for the purposes of making a more detailed narrative. If anything, it\u2019s almost funny how casually Mulan\u2019s adventures are mentioned in the original poem: she ran away, fought valiantly for ten years, met the emperor, then came home and shocked everyone like nothing ever happened.<\/p><p>One exception here, however, is the point of Mulan meeting the Emperor. If there was any part of the Disney adaptation that seemed like it would have been added for dramatic effect, it would be this one. Surprisingly, this ended up being one of the few plot points that was actually mentioned in the poem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a54a19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a54a19\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b831b72\" data-id=\"b831b72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faf5be3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"faf5be3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Read a different take on Mulan<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4305a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4305a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hua-Mulan-768x480.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2133\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hua-Mulan-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hua-Mulan-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hua-Mulan.jpeg 828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8415fc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8415fc4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17c822d\" data-id=\"17c822d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab57286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab57286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now that you know the original story that made this folk hero a legend, why not read a different take on it? Du Chinese has adapted the story of Mulan in our own way, tailoring her tale for language learners. Check out our version of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/lessons\/courses\/117-hua-mulan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mulan <\/a>to see this character in a new light, and improve your reading skills along the way!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It would be easy to argue that the story of Mulan is universally known, especially in the English speaking world. This is due mostly to Disney\u2019s 1998 adaptation, which was widely received and brought this classic Chinese folk tale to modern audiences. 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