The first statement is:
During the Taizu period of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Hua Mulan joined the army as her father and participated in the battle of breaking Rouran in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Mulan participated in the Northern Wei Dynasty's battle to attack the desert for many times, and her performance was outstanding, but no one found out that she was a woman. After the war, the court wanted to make her a businessman, but she politely declined.
The second statement is:
During the reign of Emperor Gong of Sui Dynasty in Yining, the Turks invaded the frontier, and Mulan disguised herself as a man and joined the army instead of her father. She fought in the battlefield for many years and made many meritorious deeds. Hua Mulan's deeds have been handed down to this day, mainly due to the swan song of the northern folk song Mulan Ci. This is a long narrative poem compiled by Guo Maoqian in Song Dynasty, praising the legendary story of Mulan disguised as a man and joined the army as her father. ("Mulan Ci" is a folk song recognized by the Northern Dynasties, which lacks close relationship with the Sui Dynasty. This statement at the end of Sui Dynasty conflicts with the full text in many places, but I don't know why it spread. )
Some views on Mulan's hometown;
1。 Mulan lives in Huayuantou Village, Wanhua Township, south of Yan 'an. Her surname is Hua, and she comes from the Northern Wei Dynasty. After his death, he was buried in the mountain next to the village, named "huajialing". The emperor also sent a funeral procession. There are stone steps under the tomb, and there are stone men, stone horses, stone lions and stone sheep on both sides. 1984, Mulan Cemetery in Wanhuashan, Yan 'an was restored. The garden is elegant and spectacular, with carved beams and painted buildings. There is a tomb on the mountain, and the stone tablet is engraved with Mulan Poem and Flower General Cemetery written by Shu Tong, as well as poems praising Mulan by famous poets such as Bai Juyi and Du Mu. The park was planted with Mulan's favorite peony flowers, and a soldier statue of Mulan was carved, which vividly reproduced her heroism.
2。 Mulan Mountain in Huangpi County (now huangpi district) in Hubei Province also calls itself Mulan's hometown. However, Mulan of Huangpi belongs to Sui and Tang Dynasties, which contradicts Mulan Ci.
3。 Bozhou, Anhui Province also has historical records and cultural relics, which prove that it is Mulan's hometown. Bozhou said that Mulan came from the Han Dynasty, earlier than the Mulan Ci in the Northern Dynasty, which is logical.
Mulan's surname, native place, etc. There is no record in the history books, so the dispute between Mulan has always existed throughout the ages. Mulan's native place was first mentioned by He Chengtian (370-447) at the end of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the beginning of the Southern and Northern Dynasties. In his book "The Family Name Garden", he said that Mulan was a city dweller. He thought Mulan's surname was Mu, which came from Duanmu Ci, a disciple of Confucius. Duanmu changed his surname to Mu to avoid retaliation. Zigong was originally from Shandong, that is, Qufu. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Qufu belonged to Rencheng County, and He Chengtian called Mulan a Rencheng native, but this was not recognized by the academic circles.
At present, the most controversial places are Bozhou, Anhui, Yucheng, Henan, Huangpi, Hubei and Yan 'an, Shaanxi. Yucheng was changed from Niangniang Temple to Mulan Temple, and later belonged to Mulan's hometown. Huang Bei called Mulan Mountain with Mulan tree, built Mulan Temple, and later attached to Mulan's hometown; Yan 'an is more than a hundred miles west of the Yellow River, or you can "say goodbye to your parents and stay by the Yellow River at dusk", where there is a Wanhua Mountain, which is also attached as Mulan's hometown. All the above three places believe that Mulan came from Sui Dynasty or Tang Dynasty. As we all know, "Mulan Ci" was circulated among the people in the Han Dynasty, and it was also compiled into "Ancient and Modern Music Record" by wise craftsmen in the Southern Dynasty. How did Mulan appear after the Northern and Southern Dynasties?