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Fa Mulan, better known simply as Mulan, is the main protagonist of Disney's thirty-sixth animated feature film Mulan (1998) and its direct-to-video sequel Mulan II. The character is inspired by the legendary Hua Mulan from the Chinese poem The Ballad of Mulan. In both films, Mulan is voiced by Ming-Na and her singing voice is provided by Lea Salonga. She is the eighth Disney Princess, and the first of them with an East Asian appearance. Mulan is kind, bold, self-reliant, strong-hearted and shows little interest in romance. She is the Princess of Honor and does not fit in with the expectations of a young Chinese woman of the time: graceful, demure, obedient, feminine and silent. Instead she is clumsy, outspoken, tomboyish and independent. Early in the first film she is very insecure and self-loathing, thinking that she will only continue to dishonor her family. As the story continues she starts to gain confidence in herself and after saving China, she finally sees herself as the person she always wanted to be, having brought honor to her family and country. Her courage, determination and extraordinary ingenuity help her through her adventures, while she maintains her respect for