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Hua Mulan's deeds of joining the army on behalf of her father were admired by people of all ages. There are many legends about Mulan, who is right or wrong.
Mulan Poetry is an excellent ancient folk song in China. Do you have Mulan? Opinions vary. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Cheng Dachang suspected that the story was pure fantasy according to Bai Juyi's poem "Strange is powder, Mulan was once a girl" ("Mulan Poetry") and Du Mu's poem "A man and a woman bow, and thrush in a dream" ("Mulan Temple"), but he was sure that Mulan really existed. In the Song Dynasty, there was a peaceful universe, and there was Mulan Mountain in Huanggang County (now Huanggang County, Hubei Province) and a temple in Mulan Township. So some people say that Mulan is from Huangzhou, while others say that she is from Songzhou (now Shangqiu City, Henan Province).
After textual research, some people think that Mulan's surname is Wei, others say that her surname is Zhu, and most people think that her surname is Hua. Some articles have verified that "Mulan" is the surname of Xianbei nationality, so it is concluded that Mulan is Xianbei nationality. Some people think that these statements can only show that later generations love Mulan as a hero and image, so writing Mulan into poems and using Mulan as a place name is not enough to prove that Mulan really exists. Judging from the whole poem, Mulan is a girl's name. Otherwise, what reason is there to face the name of the son of heaven? Is there any reason in family history to say that "Grandpa has no eldest son", that is, "Mulan has no big brother"?
Some people think that Mulan may not be a real person, but northerners are vigorous and martial, and horse riding and archery have become the norm, not only for men but also for women. Therefore, "Mulan Poetry" should be a similar fact. It has been polished by many unknown authors, sung by folk poets and circulated by people of all ethnic groups, and Mulan is a typical figure created by people in real life.
When did Mulan Poetry come into being? The title of "Gu Wen Yuan" reads: "Mulan Poetry in Tang Dynasty"; Wen Yuan thinks it was written by Wei in Tang Dynasty. Some people think that "ancient prose is far away" was handed down from ancient times to the Tang Dynasty, and Sun Zhu was a shrine of Buddhist temples in the Song Dynasty. At such a time, Mulan Poetry of the Tang Dynasty may be the organizer's subjective assumption of reading old notes without analysis. Judging from the materials collected so far, the title of Mulan Poetry was included in the Record of Ancient and Modern Music compiled by a monk and wise craftsman in the second year of Chen Guangda in the Southern Dynasty, so Mulan Poetry could not have been produced in the Tang Dynasty after the Southern and Northern Dynasties. History of Vernacular Literature, History of Poetry by Lu Kanru and Questioning the Age of Mulan Poetry by Zhang all consider Mulan Poetry as a work of the Northern Dynasties. Folk songs aimed at the Northern Dynasties are generally good.
Fragments of Mulan poems
Some people think that the Yanshan Mountain in the poem is the Yanshan Mountain in Guyanzhou and the Yanshan Mountain in the north of Yuji. Montenegro is said to be Tianshou Mountain near the Ming Tombs today, and Husha Mountain in the southeast of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. Some people think that poetry itself has its own unique artistic expression, which cannot be explained in that way, let alone used as a basis for determining its origin; Heishan and Yanshan should refer to the mountain names in the north of China. Some people think that the Northern Wei Dynasty established its capital in Pingcheng (now Datong City, Shanxi Province) for a long time, and the Montenegro and Yanshan mentioned in the poem are all in the north, so it is inferred that the origin of Mulan Poetry may be in the north of Shanxi, Mongolia and Hetao area.
Mulan poetry review. Some people think that Mulan's poems only describe a filial daughter who joined the army instead of her father, and have no significance of the times. Mulan is only the tragic protagonist in the story, not a hero; Mulan is just a girl who loves her children deeply and lacks the quality of working people. Others believe that Mulan poems, for example, originated in the Northern Wei Dynasty. According to historical records, during the 90 years from 402 to 492, there were 20 battles between the Northern Wei Dynasty and Rouran. Rouran "harmed China for a long time" and plundered a large number of people and livestock. The "acute illness and evil" in the Northern Wei Dynasty always focused on defense. In order to prevent Rouran's frequent invasion, the Northern Wei Dynasty built the Great Wall for more than 2,000 miles. The historical background of Mulan's poetry story is probably the anti-looting war of the Northern Wei Dynasty against Rouran's invasion. Mulan in the poem is an ordinary working woman. The author not only praised her patriotic enthusiasm, but also showed her noble sentiment of not admiring fame and wealth and loving peaceful life by abandoning her official position and returning to her hometown. Dressing as a woman shows her wisdom, loving knitting shows her diligence, and the battle of 10 shows her courage, and she shows her strength despite difficulties. Fan Wenlan pointed out in the revised "A Brief History of China": "The Mulan described in the poem truly shows the bravery and noble morality of women in China." "There was a Mulan poem in the Northern Wei Dynasty, which was enough to overwhelm all literati poets in the Northern and Southern Dynasties."
The ancestral temple of Mulan spread all over the country shows that the story of Mulan is deeply rooted in people's hearts.