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) Several years later, when Mulan returned from the army, the first thing she did was redid her hair and made up.(當窗理云鬢,對鏡貼花黃。)This implies that no matter how many years Mulan had been pretending to be a man, she was still the same traditional Chinese girl at heart. It was never going to change. Even Mulan, the marvelous heroine herself, were unwilling to change.In parison with ancient China, the United States has a paratively short history of no more than 300 years. The earliest immigration from Europe came to the American continent for the purpose of breaking the shackles of feudalistic autocracy and establishing an ideal society of their own. Due to the characteristics which had been shaping from the initial stage of American history, Americans view themselves as highly individualistic in their thoughts and actions. They value the individual freedom as one of the most indispensable rights that everybody is born with. They have been trained since very early in their lives to consider themselves as separate individuals who are responsible for their own situation in life and their own destinies. In film Mulan, Mulan is anything but a conservative Chinese girl. She knows little about the traditional manners, pays little attention to her appearance. Mulan maybe a Chinese girl by face, but by heart, she is totally a rebellious modern American girl. Family Priorityamp。s national emblem, in recent decades the Giant Panda has also served as an emblem for the country. Its image appears on a large number of modern Chinese memorative silver, gold, and platinum coins.However, unlike a real blackeyed panda, the American panda Po has a pair of green eyes which resemble the Caucasian. In Kung Fu Panda Po is not a docile panda that everyone loves. On the contrary, he is chatty, obese, slothful, gluttonous, and has interpersonal relationship issue. Undoubtedly, the film aims to tell another typical “American Dream” story of how an extremely ordinary character manages to succeed in achieving a great acplishment. All these seem to be reminding the audience that, this is, after all, an animated film made in the United States. No matter how much Chineseness the producers have attached in the film, it is impossible to get rid of American spirit. Scenery, Architecture and other DetailsThe first scene of Mulan is when the invaders are about to invade China, the messenger takes the message to his mander. Here es the significant Chinese symbol—the Great Wall.The construction of the Great Wall started in the 7th century . when the vassal states under the Zhou Dynasty in the northern parts of the country built their own walls for selfdefense. After the states of Qin unified China in 221 ., the separate walls were interconnected and extended to more than 10000 miles. Constructed of masonry, rocks and packedearth, the Great Wall is landmark of the earth. The Great Wall has long been incorporated into Chinese mythology and popular symbolism. As a film whose background is set in ancient China, the Great Wall is certainly an indispensable element. Besides, there are many other Chinese architecture and decorations in film Mulan, such as drawbridge in the valley, tapestry hanging on the wall, festive red lanterns decorating the eaves. All these details give full expression to the oriental styles.Likewise, in Kung Fu Panda, the producers also add a bunch of Chinese images and even present them in a more exquisite way. Audience may find the flying petals, tortuous paths, distant pavilion and terrace are as picturesque as the scenery that is depicted in many Chinese ancient poetry. Moreover, the loanwords used in the movie make it more hilarious. By keeping the Mandarin pronunciation of words, such as “shifu” (master), “wugui” (turtle), “bingbong” (icecream), the producers shorten the distance between the Englishspeaking panda Po and Chinese people. Martial ArtsChinese martial arts have a long history, converging Chinese philosophy, medicine, military strategy, techniques, education, aesthetics, etc. and mirroring the character and sagacity of the Chinese people. With vigorous, graceful and somewhat laborious movements, Chinese martial arts provide the exercisers with beauty and strength. With the ongoing globalization and revitalization of the great Chinese civilization, more and more westerners find Chinese culture very attrac