The original Chinese title used for Disney’s 1998 animated film Mulan in China was 花木兰.
The characters 花木兰 are read as Huā Mùlán in Mandarin and correspond to the name Hua Mulan. “Hua” is commonly understood as the family name in the traditional legend, while “Mulan” is the given name associated with the heroine.
Disney’s film draws on the Ballad of Mulan, an early Chinese narrative poem about a woman who takes her father’s place in military service. The animated adaptation adds a large cast of comic and supernatural characters, songs, and a villainous Hun army, so it is an interpretation rather than a direct historical biography.
Chinese-language titles can vary across regions and release materials. The characters 花木兰 are the specific title associated with the film’s mainland Chinese release, while the pinyin form “Mulan” is used internationally.