New Members iar Posted July 7, 2012 at 07:58 AM New Members Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 at 07:58 AM Hi, I was watching Disney's Mulan the other day. In the movie they say that the hans are invading. And I thought that was strange because I read that Chinese people are called hans, hence they speak hanyu - han speech. So I am wondering what this is all about; are they talking about different hans in the movie and if so why would they call them the same thing - that's kinda strange. Who are these Hans in the movie? Thanks iar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweis Posted July 7, 2012 at 12:57 PM Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 at 12:57 PM Hi. Regarding the Han, they're one of the 56 official ethnic groups in China. So you can be Chinese and not be a Han. As to the Mulan movie, please look at the wikipedia page. It seems (in the Disney movie at least) Mulan is a Han, the invaders are Hun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hofmann Posted July 7, 2012 at 01:15 PM Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 at 01:15 PM They said "Huns." The setting of the Disney movie is...bizarre. The Wikipedia page says it's the Han Dynasty, while the ballad suggests Northern Wei. In any case there were no Huns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
陳德聰 Posted July 7, 2012 at 06:18 PM Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 at 06:18 PM There were no Huns... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted July 8, 2012 at 04:17 AM Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 at 04:17 AM Also nice that the Big Bad is called Khan, while Mulan's horse is called Shanyu. Which is Chinese for Khan. Who knows how many people, knowledgable and not, messed with that movie before it was finished. The Xiongnu, who were a threat to China during the Han, are sometimes thought to be the same people as the Huns who ransacked Rome (after being driven away from China). I'm not sure who Mulan fought, in the Chinese stories it wasn't the Xiongnu I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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