Note 45 — Muh-Lan[45]
Charles Budd translation
Muh-Lan was a famous heroine of the Liang Dynasty (a.d. 502-556) who, when her father was summoned to serve as a soldier in the wars on the north-western frontier, and was unable to obey the order on account of sickness, put on a soldier's dress and took his place in the army for several years. She fought in many battles, winning great praise for her bravery, and ever since she has been regarded as the ideal of daughterly devotion and feminine courage.