The story of Mulan is based on the Chinese folk legend of Hua Mulan from the 6th century ... The film is based on a real Chinese ballad called Ballad of Mulan, and much like the film, it depicts ...
BEIJING — The ancient Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, a warrior maiden who ... The classic folk song The Ballad of Mulan vividly recounts her journey, including the lines: "Returning to see the ...
Mulan's surname is tweaked from Fa, the Cantonese pronunciation of her name, to Hua, which makes it truer to the name of the original ballad. However, both names have the same basic meaning.