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 Gan - Romanization Fa1 Muk6-lan4 Hakka - Romanization Fa Muklan Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Huā Mùlán - Wade–Giles Hua1 Mu4-lan2 Min - Hokkien POJ Hoe Bo̍k-lân Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping Faa1 Muk6-laan4

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.

Hua Mulan is a real person and did save China. view more...