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Who is Liu Yifei? A closer look at Disney's controversial Mulan

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Unfortunately, she will not be singing in 'Mulan' - Liu has sung on tracks for other films, including 2017's 'Once Upon a Time,' but since the remake won't be a musical, we won't hear her singing voice.
 
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Like Mulan, she is often assessed for her beauty - Due to her ethereal beauty, Liu is often referred to as Fairy Sister (shenxian jiejie) by the Chinese entertainment industry.
 
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She knows what a strong female role model looks like - Liu was brought up by her mother, Liu Xiaoli, who was a dancer and a stage performer.
 
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Like Mulan, she keeps little creatures around - Liu and her mother reportedly work with a non-profit organization to find cats new homes, and at one point her Beijing apartment was home to around 30 cats.
 
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She's considered a Dan actress - "Dan" traditionally referred to male actors who played vibrant young women in Peking opera, but it's been adapted in modern times for actresses with the same talent. In the early 2000s, there were four young actresses making it big in China called the Four Dan Actresses...
 
She getting older still haven married. Earn so much no point. Those smarter ones will marry tycoon when they are younger.
 
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She's considered a Dan actress - Now, Liu is part of the New Four Dan Actresses, which somewhat parallels the tale of Hua Mulan, who disguised herself as a man to join the Imperial Army in China.
 
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She's not doing it for the money - Her godfather, Chen Jinfei, is considered by Forbes as one of China's richest 500 people. He is also the Chairman of Beijing Tongchan Investment Group and has an estimated net worth of US$62 million, so it's not like she has no backup plans.
 
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She had already received backlash for Mulan - When Liu was first announced as Mulan, the reaction was divided. Jin Yong, the author of some of the wuxia novels whose film adaptations starred Liu, criticized her lack of facial expressions.
 
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Not exactly internet famous - On Douban, essentially China's version of IMDb, users nominated Liu as the country's worst actress for three different years.
 
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