Editing Hua Mulan (section)

==Modern adaptations==
[[File: Mulan statue in Xinxiang.jpg|upright|thumb|Statue of Mulan being welcomed home, in the city of [[Xinxiang]], China]]
The story of Hua Mulan has inspired a number of screen and stage adaptations.

===Stage===
*''[[Mulan Joins the Army (play)|Mulan Joins the Army]]'' (1917 play) starring [[Mei Lanfang]]
*''[[Mulan Jr.]]'', a one-act stage musical based on the 1998 Disney animated film ''Mulan''<!--This was probably released in 2005, but this needs verification-->
*''The Legend of Marissa Inouye'' (2013 dance production) by the [[Hong Kong Dance Company]]
*''The Ballad of Mulan" Red Dragonfly Productions, UK

===Films===
[[File:Mulan Joins the Army songbook.jpg|thumb|upright|''Mulan Joins the Army'' songbook, Hong Kong, early 1960s]]
*''[[Hua Mulan Joins the Army]]'' (1927 film) – a silent film released by [[Tianyi Film Company]] and directed by [[Li Pingqian]].
*''[[Mulan Joins the Army (1928 film)|Mulan Joins the Army]]'' (1928 film) – [[Mingxing Film Company]] production, directed by [[Hou Yao]]. The film was unsuccessful, in part due to the Tianyi film that was released the previous year.
*''[[Mulan Joins the Army (1939 film)|Mulan Joins the Army]]'' (1939 film) (original English title ''Hua Mu Lan''),  – Chinese film made during the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]], directed by [[Bu Wancang]] and written by [[Ouyang Yuqian]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hua Mu Lan 木蘭從軍 (1939) |url=https://chinesefilmclassics.sites.olt.ubc.ca/films/hua-mu-lan-%e6%9c%a8%e8%98%ad%e5%be%9e%e8%bb%8d-1937 |access-date=2021-02-27}}</ref> The film also created a large spark of popularity, in terms of literature.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Mulan&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1;,Mulan;,c0|title=Google Ngram Viewer|website=books.google.com|access-date=2017-04-20}}</ref>
*''Hua Mulan'' (1951 film) - [[Cantonese Opera|Yueju]] opera film starring [[Yam Kim-fai]]
*''New Mulan Joins the Army'' (1953 film) - [[Cantonese Opera|Yueju]] opera film starring [[Yu So-chow]]
*''Hua Mulan'' (1956 film) - [[Henan opera|Yuju]] opera film starring [[Chang Xiangyu]]
*''[[Lady General Hua Mu-lan]]'' (1964 film) – Hong Kong [[Huangmeixi]] opera film starring [[Ivy Ling Po|Ling Po]]
*''Mulan Joins the Army'' (1961 film) - [[Cantonese Opera|Yueju]] opera film starring [[Tang Bik-wan]]
*''New Mulan Joins the Army'' (1964 film) - [[Cantonese Opera|Yueju]] opera film starring [[Wong-Nui Fung|Fung Wong Nui]]
*''[[Saga of Mulan]]'' (1994 film) – Film adaptation of the Longjiangju [[chinese opera|xiqu opera]] based on the legend.
*''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]'' (1998 film) – A Disney animated feature, and the basis of many derivative works by Disney. The [[Mulan (Disney character)|Mulan character]], named Fa Mulan, has appeared in other media and promotions, usually as part of the ''[[Disney Princess]]'' product line.
**''[[Mulan II]]'' (2004 film) – A direct-to-video animated sequel. 
**''[[Mulan (2020 film)|Mulan]]'' (2020 film) – A live action remake.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4566758/ |title=Mulan (2020) |date=27 March 2020 |publisher=IMDb |access-date=11 September 2020}}</ref>
*''[[Mulan (2009 film)|Mulan]], Rise of a Warrior'' (2009 film) – Chinese live action film.
* ''[[Matchless Mulan]]'' ({{lang|zh-hans|无双花木兰}}) (2020 film) – Chinese live action film.
* ''Mulan zhi Jinguo yinghao'' ({{lang|zh-hans|木兰之巾帼英豪}}) (2020 film) – Chinese live action film.
* ''Hua Mulan'' ({{lang|zh-hans|花木兰}}) (2020 film) – Chinese live action film starring Liu Chuxian ({{lang|zh-hans|刘楚玄}}) as the leading actress.
* ''Kung Fu Mulan'' ({{lang|zh-hans|木兰：横空出世}}) (2020 film) – Chinese CGI animation film.
* ''Mulan Legend'' ({{lang|zh-hans|花木兰之大漠营救}}) (2020 film) – Chinese live action film.
* The Legend of Mulan (1998 film) – Dutch animated film.<ref>{{Citation |title=The Legend of Mulan |date=1998-05-18 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0180798/ |type=Animation, Action, Adventure |access-date=2023-06-04 |publisher=Django Studios Inc., Springboard Communications Inc., Denzel Film Investment}}</ref>

===Television series===
*''[[A Tough Side of a Lady]]'' (1998 series) – Hong Kong [[List of TVB series (1998)|TVB drama series]] of Mulan starring [[Mariane Chan]] as Hua Mulan.
*''Hua Mu Lan'' (1999 series) – Taiwan CTV period drama serial starring [[Anita Yuen]] as Hua Mulan.
* [[Jamie Chung]] portrays Mulan in the second, third and fifth seasons of the U.S. TV series ''[[Once Upon a Time (season 2)|Once Upon a Time]]'' (2012–2013), this iteration is loosely based on the Disney portrayal.<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Hibberd | first=James | title='Once Upon a Time' scoop: 'Hangover 2' actress cast as legendary warrior | url=https://ew.com/article/2012/07/05/once-upon-a-time-mulan/ | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=5 July 2012}}</ref>
*''Mu Lan'' ({{lang|zh-hant|巾幗大將軍}}) (2012) – China production with [[Elanne Kong]] starring as Mu Lan
*''The Legend of Hua Mulan'' ({{lang|zh-hant|花木蘭傳奇}}) (2013) – [[China Central Television|CCTV]] production starring [[Hou Meng Yao]], [[Dylan Kuo]], [[Liu De Kai]], [[Ray Lui]], [[Dai Chunrong]] and [[Angel Wang]]. It consists of forty-nine episodes.
*''Star of Tomorrow: Hua Mulan''  ({{lang|zh-hans|小戏骨：花木兰}})  (2015) – a [[Hunan TV]] children's program which features all-child casts performing classic Chinese tales, produced a two-part adaptation of Hua Mulan in 2017, based largely on the Disney film and featuring Chinese versions of well-known songs from ''Mulan'' and other Disney films.
*Mulan is portrayed in the Rooster Teeth web series RWBY as a young male named Lie Ren. All of the members of his team are based on legendary figures who dressed as the opposite sex in their stories

===Literature===
* [[Maxine Hong Kingston]] revisited Mulan's tale in her 1975 ''[[The Woman Warrior]]''. Kingston's version popularized the story in the West and may have led to the Disney animated feature adaptation.{{sfn |Kingston |1989 |p={{limited access}} 40–53}}
*''The Legend of Mu Lan: A Heroine of Ancient China''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.heroinesinhistory.com/mulan.html|title=Mulan|last=Hu|first=Eileen|website=heroinesinhistory.com|access-date=2016-09-30}}</ref> was the first English language picture book featuring the character Mulan published in the United States in 1992 by Victory Press.
*In the fantasy/alternate history novel ''[[Throne of Jade]]'' (2006), China's aerial corps is described as being composed of all female captains and their dragons due to the precedent set by the legendary woman warrior.
* [[Cameron Dokey]] created 'Wild Orchid' in 2009, a retelling of the ''Ballad of Mulan'' as part of the [[Once Upon A Time (novel series)|Once Upon A Time]] series of novels published by [[Simon Pulse]], an imprint of [[Simon & Schuster]].
*In the comics, ''[[Deadpool#Deadpool Killustrated|Deadpool Killustrated]]'' (2013), Hua Mulan, along with [[Natty Bumppo]] and [[Beowulf]], is brought together by [[Sherlock Holmes]] and [[Dr. Watson]] (using [[H. G. Wells]]'s time machine) to stop [[Deadpool]] from killing all beloved literary characters and destroying the literary universe.
*''Reflection'' by Elizabeth Lim was published in 2018 as an installment in Disney Press' Twisted Tales series. This is an alternate ending to the Disney film in which Mulan must travel to [[Diyu]], the Underworld, to save her captain.
*In ''The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan'' by [[Sherry Thomas]] (2019), Mulan has trained in the martial arts since childhood in preparation for a hereditary duel. When she goes to war in her father's stead, she is shocked to discover her team's captain is also her opponent in the duel.
*''Mulan: Before the Sword'', written by [[Grace Lin]] (2020) and published by Disney Press, is written as a prequel to the Disney live action movie released in the same year.

====Children's books====
*''Wuloom Family'' (episode 5) – in Chinese
*''The Ballad of Mulan'' by [[Song Nan Zhang]] (1998) – in English
*''I am Hua Mulan'', by [[Qin Wenjun]], illust. [[Yu Rong]] (2017)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://chinesebooksforyoungreaders.wordpress.com/2017/03/13/i-am-mulan/|title=33. I Am Mulan|date=2017-03-13|work=Chinese books for young readers|access-date=2018-10-01}}</ref> – in Chinese
*''Mulan: The Legend of the Woman Warrior'', by Faye-Lynn Wu, illustrated by [[Joy Ang]] (2019)

===Video games===
* ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' – Mulan is an optional party member in the Land of Dragons. Note that this is the Disney version of the character.
* ''[[Smite (video game)|Smite]]'' – Mulan is a playable character
* ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV]]'' – Mulan is an unlockable Legendary officer that can be added at the beginning of new scenarios in the game.
* ''[[Civilization VI]]'' – Mulan is a summonable hero in the Heroes and Legends game mode
* ''Goddess of Genesis'' – Mulan is a summonable hero through the game's [[Gacha game|gacha]] mechanism
* ''[[Mulan (video game)|Mulan]]'' – Mulan video game from 1998, based on the Disney iteration, playable on a [[Game Boy]].
* Mulan is a playable character in the Mobile/PC Game ''[[Rise of Kingdoms]]''.