Hua Mulan

Hua Mulan (Chinese: 花木蘭) is a legendary warrior from China. The stories about her are set during various times in China's history. She was first written about in a ballad called the Ballad of Mulan (Chinese: 木蘭辭). In the ballad, Hua Mulan takes her father's place in the army. She practiced martial arts such as kung fu, and was skilled with a sword. She fought for twelve years and became famous, but she refused any reward.^[1]

Fa Mulan
A drawing of Mulan from Gathering Gems of Beauty (畫麗珠萃秀)
Traditional Chinese	花木蘭
Simplified Chinese	花木兰
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huā Mùlán Wade–Giles Hua1 Mu4-lan2 Gan Romanization Fa1 Muk6-lan4 Hakka Romanization Fa Muklan Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Faa1 Muk6-laan4 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Hoe Bo̍k-lân

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