The Story of Hua Mulan HD - 2012 Jacksonville Chinese New Year Celebration

Huā Mùlán (花木蘭) is a legendary figure from ancient China who was originally described in a Chinese poem known as the Ballad of Mulan (木蘭辭). In the poem, Hua Mulan takes her aged father's place in the army. She fought for 12 years and gained high merit, but she refused any reward and retired to her hometown instead. The story was expanded into a novel during the late Ming Dynasty (1368--1644). Over time, the story of Hua Mulan rose in popularity as a folk tale among the Chinese people on the same level as the Butterfly Lovers. It is one of the first poems in Chinese history to support the notion of gender equality. In Chinese, the compound word mulan (木蘭) refers to the "Magnolia liliiflora" (mù by itself means "wood" and lán means "orchid"). The heroine of the poem is given different family names in different versions of her story. According to History of the Ming, her family name is Zhu, while the History of the Qing say it is Wei. The family name Huā (花, meaning "flower") has become the most popular in recent years in part because of its more poetic meaning. Performed at the 2012 Jacksonville Chinese New Year Celebration by Winnie Shao, Anna Shao, Amanda Gramacy, Jacob Gramacy, Jefferey Shao, Robert Zhang, Tony Yin, Sindee Lee, Cecca Xu, Erial Zheng, and Selena Wang . Directed by Yan Li. Courtesy of Will Vasana.

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