AncientChinaInthehistoryofChinese,therehavebeenmanyoutstandingwomen.forexample:

AncientChinaTheTrueStoryofMulan

唧唧復唧唧，木蘭當戶織不聞機杼聲，惟聞女嘆息……MulanInHantimes,orperhapsSuitimes,butcertainlybeforeT’angtimes,therelivedayounggirlnamedMulan.Herfatherwasaretiredandfamousgeneral.Hetaughthertouseaswordandrideahorse,whichwasmostunusual.Boysweretaughttofightandride,notgirls.MulanOneday,themilitarypostedscrollsinthevillage.Thescrollannouncedthateachfamilyhadtosendonemantothearmy.Mulan’sfatherwastoooldtofight,buttoohonorablenottogo.Mulanhadnoolderbrothertosendinhisplace.Herbabybrotherwasbraveandstrong,butmuchtooyoungtobeselected.MulanGirlsdidnotfightinwars.Ifonlyshewereaboy,Mulanthoughttoherself.Itwouldbesosimple.AnideagrewinMulan’smind.Couldshedoit?Shehadto.Mulanknewherfatherwoulddieifhewenttowaragain.Thatday,sheboughtahorse.MulanThenextmorning,Mulanstoleherfather’sarmorandcreptsilentlyfromhome.Disguisedasaman,shereportedfordutytothemilitaryleader.Mulanfoughtformanyyears,somesayasmanyastenyears.Inallthattime,nooneknewthatMulanwasawoman.MulanWhenthewarended,Mulanwascalledbeforetheemperortoreceiveanawardforhercourage.TheemperorofferedMulanajobthatwouldmakeherrich.ButMulanwishedtoreturntoherfamily.Sheaskedforagoodhorseinstead,arequestthatwasgrantedimmediately.

MulanHerfamilywashappytoseeher.Herbrotherhadgrownintoafineyoungman.Mulangavehimherwarrior’sclothes.Shedressedherselfinwoman’sclothes.Shewrappedherhairinthestyleoftheday.Sheaddedrougetohercheeks.Whenshejoinedherfamilytowatchthesunset,Mulanhadtransformedintoabeautifulyoungwoman.MulanNotlongafter,friendswhohadservedwithMulancametovisit.Theireyesgrewlargewhentheysawthebeautifulwomanbeforethem.

HerstoryspreadacrossChina,toinspiregirlseverywhere.Ifyouloveenoughandhavecouragee