Sienpi National Features in “The Ballad of Mulan”
“The Ballad of Mulan”(《木蘭辭》)is a ballad written in the Northern Wei Dynasty(北魏), which storified Mulan disguising as a man and joining the army in place of her father. Due to the low Sinification of Sienpi(鮮卑)people in early times, the ballad highlighted the strong Sienpi nomadic features and revealed the military conflict between the dynasty and Rouran Khaganate(柔然汗國). At the same time, it reflected the spirit of filial piety in Chinese culture.

