Like Mulan, new star Liu Yiefei is a descendant of the Han Dynasty

Like Hua Mulan, the actor who portrays her traces her heritage to the 200 B.C. Han Dynasty. | Wikicommons

The Han Dynasty was the second Imperial Dynasty of China and ruled for over 400 years, beginning in 200 B.C. In the Ballad of Hua Mulan, Mulan is depicted as a 4th century descendant of the Han Dynasty, living under the rule of the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

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