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Mulan Joins the Army parade float

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Mulan Joins the Army parade float

DateApproximately August 1945

Names

Unknown (photographer)

Lumb, Jean (subject)

Alternate Title

木蘭從軍

Format

Picture

Notes

Jean Lumb participates in a parade float styled on the theme of "Mulan Joins the Army" 木蘭從軍 , the title of 1927, 1928 and 1939 film adaptations of the Mulan legend. The legend is based on a poem from the Northern and Southern dynasties about a young girl named Mulan, who disguises herself as a man to take her elderly father’s place in the army and leads the army of China to victory over the enemy. The parade and float celebrate the end of the Sino-Japanese War.

Lumb stands second from the left in the row of six women warriors.

Subject

Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945

Medium

Undefined

Dimensions1Pages, 13.8 x 8.5 cm (5 7/16 x 3 3/8 in.)

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Jean Lumb fonds, gift of Arlene Chan in 2017.

CollectionChinese Canadian Archive

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberCCA015_B03_01_50

Country:Canada

City, town or township:Toronto

Province or state:Ontario

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