Mulan Legend
01 · Historical Records
In addition, the Mulan shrine at Yingkuo in Yucheng, Henan, preserves a stone stele inscribed with Mulan's life, erected in the second year of Yuantong of the Yuan, 1334; its text of more than three thousand characters records in detail Mulan's birthplace, surname, deeds and family information.
02 · Core Techniques & Process
Hua Mulan is a legendary heroine of far-reaching influence in ancient China, and the Mulan legend includes such stories as The Birth of Mulan, Young Mulan, Joining the Army in Her Father's Place, Winning Merit Beyond the Frontier, Declining Rewards and Reunion at Home. The legend has been transmitted for a thousand years and is very rich in content, touching figures, place names, administrative divisions, products, customs and religion and covering many fields of folk literature, widely spread, with many adaptations throughout China and a wide influence overseas. In Huangpi district of Wuhan, Hubei, there is Mount Mulan, said to be Hua Mulan's native place, with many famous sites named from the Mulan legend, such as Mount Mulan, Mulan Lake, Mulan River, Mulan Heavenly Pool, Mulan Stone Gate and Mulan Qingliang Stockade. The Mulan legend is widely current in both places and known to every household.
Joining the Army in Her Father's Place
One of the core episodes of the Mulan legend.
The Stele of the Mulan Shrine at Yucheng
The stele erected in 1334 recording Mulan's life.
The Mulan Worship Assembly
The worship activity held from the first to the fifteenth of the first lunar month, including pan-drum and waist-drum performances.
03 · Regional Records & Related Items
The Mulan legend has the Yingkuo town area of Yucheng, Henan, among its core areas of circulation; the Mulan shrine there preserves a stone stele inscribed with Mulan's life, erected in 1334, whose text of more than three thousand characters records in detail her birthplace, surname, deeds and family information. Locally, grand opera is performed around the eighth day of the fourth lunar month each year, and a Mulan worship assembly is held from the first to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, with Mulan pan-drum and waist-drum performances in a scene of great liveliness.
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04 · Cultural Value & Contemporary Safeguarding
The Mulan legend is an excellent cultural heritage of the Chinese nation, expressing the ideas of loyalty to the country, love of family and respect for elders and the pursuit of equality, and has a certain historical, literary and folkloric research value. Its content and connotation are extremely rich, yet, relying only on word of mouth, it is now gradually being lost and scattered and urgently needs professional excavation, collation, protection and promotion.
05 · Associated Representative Bearers
Representative bearers recorded under this item, organized by national nomination batch:
- Chen Shiyun 05-2001
- Ye Weizhang 05-2002
06 · Authoritative Sources & Bibliography
Sources
China Intangible Cultural Heritage Network (ihchina.cn)
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