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The Spiritual Connotation of Mulan Culture

The spiritual connotation of Mulan culture is the sum of "moral" national traditional culture.

Hua Mulan, an ancient heroine in China, was loyal to filial piety and restrained righteousness. Her father defeated the invading nation in the army and passed down through the ages. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty named her "General Filial Piety". Mulan culture is a kind of "moral" national traditional culture with "feelings of home and country" as the core and "loyalty, filial piety and courage" as the basic content.

After a long period of time, the spiritual connotation of Mulan culture has become more concrete because of the generations of Wuhan children. It is the flower of loyalty supported by female soldiers with blood and life in the Anti-Japanese War. It is the flower of volunteers who care for women selflessly, and it is the flower of struggle nourished by the ideals and beliefs of new era and new youth. They are lush and thriving under Mulan Mountain.

An Overview of Folk Beliefs in Mulan Culture

Many places have built shrines, temples and tree workshops for Mulan. Folklore and Mulan-related activities also rose. When researching the authenticity of Mulan, some people regard the spread of Mulan scenic spots as an important proof that Mulan is a real person, and the situation has been sorted out. Yucheng Mulan Ancestral Hall was established as early as the Tang Dynasty.

Weishan County, Shandong Province and Bozhou City, Anhui Province built temples and tree workshops for them in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. These temples, shrines, monuments and workshops built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties correspond to the original relics such as Mulan's tomb in Yucheng, Mulan's hometown, which constitute the proof of Mulan's existence in various parts of China and become the spiritual image for future generations to experience Mulan's deeds and inherit Mulan's culture.