Research On Mulan Legend In Huangpi

In recent years, culture of Mulan is flourishing, and research on it is more and more active. However, Mulan legend has not been paid enough attention. Chinese Mulan Legend has a long history from Tang dynasty at least, in Yuan-ming dynasty, it had localized, at that time, fictions and operas about it have appeared. Mulan legend in Huangpi is unique, different from that in other areas. This study describes the process of the development of Mulan legend in Huangpi by the analysis of the plots :"the birth of Mulan", "the death of Mulan","Mulan and Wudeng" and "why her family name is Hua". Morever, Mulan legend is a type of folktale, and Chinese Mulan legend is unfamiliar to foreign tales. The aim of this dissertation is to investigate Mulan Legend from the angle of texts and plots, and then to point express its characteristics and its significance.