Mulan Goes To War In Her Father's Place

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The other protagonist who outstandingly shows a concept of feminism is Mulan. The origin of Mulan was described as ‘the ballad of Mulan’. This ballad was not popular among Chinese people from the beginning due to Chinese custom that men were considered to have superior status over women. People were not interested in any stories about women. However, the story of Mulan became more famous as a Chinese’s legend in Ming Dynasty when Mulan was firstly made up to be a Chinese opera called’ The Heroine Mulan Goes to War in Her Father's Place’. In this period, the role of women was slightly important and got more attention among Chinese people. Nevertheless, the majority of people still disregarded about this story because the role of women was not

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