Mulan Joining the Army in Place of Father

" Mulan Joining the Army in Place of Father ¿¿¿¿¿¿- A Story from Ancient China. ¿¿¿¿¿¿ - Bilingual Chinese and Foreign Cultural Reading Series for IB, IGCSE & AP Chinese, HSK Intermediate to Advanced Learners ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ #31



"¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿......"¿¿«¿¿¿»,¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"Jiji fujiji, Mulan danghu zhi..." This poem "Mulan Poem" has been circulating in Chinese folklore for over a thousand years. Not only adults can recite it, but even young children of a few years old can also recite it fluently. Because of the widespread dissemination of this poem, the story of the heroine Hua Mulan has also spread. Even today, when people mention Hua Mulan, they are as familiar as when they mention other national heroes like Wen Tianxiang and Yue Fei.

¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿Mulan is a girl, but she is like a boy, learning to ride horses and shoot arrows, as well as farming and planting. She excels in everything that others think girls cannot do, and even surpasses many men.

¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿! This was truly astonishing in the ancient Chinese society. Later, because her father was old, she resolutely put on armor, dressed as a man, and joined the army to replace her father. She fought in the harsh conditions of the Northern border for over ten years, enduring hardships. Such loyalty and filial piety are truly admirable!