Classical Yuefu Folk Songs in Northern Dynasties

Mulan Poetry is the most outstanding work among Yuefu folk songs in the Northern Dynasties. It tells a legendary story and successfully shapes the immortal artistic image of Mulan. She is hardworking, kind and loves peace. When the war came, out of concern for her elderly father and determination to defend her country, she bravely broke through the shackles of feudal ethics, disguised herself as a man, and fought for her father for ten years. When she made the meritorious military service, she didn't admire Li Rong and didn't ask for a reward, but longed to return to her hometown to reunite with her family. Mulan embodies the heroic spirit and noble sentiment of the Chinese nation and is the embodiment of the ideals of the ancient people. This folk song has also achieved great success in art. First of all, it is legendary and a model of combining realism and romanticism. Secondly, the common artistic techniques in folk songs are skillfully used, such as repetition and arrangement, metaphor, duality, contrast and truth, so as to enhance the artistic effect. Third, the pen and ink are concise, concise and appropriate, and the sentence pattern is dominated by five words, mixed with seven words and nine words, patchwork, forceful and full of musical beauty. Mulan Poetry is a famous narrative poem that shines through the ages in the history of ancient poetry in China. Together with Peacock Flying Southeast, Mulan's poem is regarded as a double-edged narrative poem in the history of China's poetry, which is collectively called "Yuefu Double Wall".