Flower Mulan Movie Poster After the Northern Wei Dynasty moved its capital to Luoyang, and after Emperor Xiaowen's reforms, the social economy developed and people's lives were more stable. However, at that time, the northern nomads, the Zoroastrians, kept coming south to harass them, and the Northern Wei regime stipulated that one man from each family should be sent to the front line.
Mulan's father was too old to go to the battlefield, and her younger brother at home was too young, so Mulan decided to take her father's place in the army, and from then on began her years-long military life. Going to the border to fight is a grueling thing for many men, not to mention that Mulan has to hide her identity and kill the enemy with her partners. But Hua Mulan finally accomplished her mission and returned home in triumph after more than ten years (12 years in the original text, an imaginary reference). The emperor, because of the magnitude of her achievements, thought she was capable of serving in the imperial court with a post, but Hua Mulan refused, and asked the emperor to allow her to return home to make amends and honor her parents.
For thousands of years, Hua Mulan has been a woman revered by the Chinese for her bravery and simplicity, and in 1998, Disney adapted the story of Hua Mulan into an animated film, which has been welcomed around the world.
The Poem of Mulan was included in primary and secondary school textbooks and has been recited by millions of young students for generations. Mulan's deeds and image have been put on the stage and have been performed for a long time. Her spirit has inspired thousands of Chinese children to defend their country, and it is a beautiful thing to see.
Hua Mulan Yucheng County, Shangqiu, Henan Province, was named the "Hometown of Chinese Mulan" by the Chinese Folk Literary Artists Association. In order to commemorate Hua Mulan, there are Mulan Middle School, Mulan Railway Station, Mulan Hotel, Mulan Resort, Mulan Industrial Group, Mulan Militia Company, Mulan Giant Statue and so on in Yucheng County, Shangqiu, Henan Province. Shangqiu City has also set up Hua Mulan Martial Arts Association, Hua Mulan Pan Drum Team and Hua Mulan Dragon Dance Team. Every year on the eighth day of April, Mulan's birthday, people come to sacrifice, a sea of people, the temple is grand. 2009 October 26 morning, the newly completed Yucheng County Mulan Cultural Square drums and gongs, colorful flags fluttering. The much-anticipated China - Shangqiu Fifth International Mulan Culture Festival was held here. Mulan culture has a long history, Mulan story is a household name. The "Mulan Legend of Yucheng County" was included in the first batch of intangible cultural heritage of Henan Province in March 2007, and in June 2008, the State Council recognized the national intangible cultural heritage. In order to better promote the spirit of Mulan and national culture, Shangqiu City started to organize the Mulan Cultural Festival series of activities in 2000, which has been successfully held for five times. Now, the name of the heroine Hua Mulan is not only a household name in China, but also spreads all over the world due to the great influence of the cartoon "Hua Mulan" produced by Disney Company. U.S. news media poem praised "the ancient state of God Mulan, for his father in the army fame; today there is a cartoon "foreign Mulan", the integration of the West through the four seas Yang."