It tells the story of mulan, who disguises herself as a man and goes to the war to protect the country in place of her aged father, and finally returns as a national hero/heroine. The story of fa mulan in the film mulan is based upon actual chinese legend. Mulan (“magnolia”) is a legendary character in chinese literature who is best known in the modern day from the disney filmed adaptations (1998, 2020)
Her story, however, about a young girl who takes her father's place in the army to help save her country, is hundreds of years old. Watch trailers & learn more. Hua mulan, in chinese legend, was a heroine who—disguised as a man—joined the army in place of her father
Her story is immortalized in the folk song ‘the ballad of mulan.’ Disney brings an ancient legend to life in this animated tale of a tomboy who disguises herself as a man so she can fight with the chinese army
