The Characters and animals

The Huns are the big scary bad guys in the movie. This is true, becuase around when Mulan lived, the Huns invaded China. Although westerners would know them as Mongols. The horses roles in the movie are also correctly portrayed. The saddles and bridles are similar to artwork found of horses. They also show the horses with the saddles of the imperial army. The lucky cricket that everyone wishes they had may be made up. They have been drawn in artwork and are sold on the street in wired cages, but the lucky part may have been added in the movie. Dragons in China are seen as snakelike, wise, and good as opposed to the monstrous scary mythical creatures. This is what Mushu was based off of, and in the end, he was seen as wise and powerful instead of a bother.
The falcon that the main Hun always carries on his shoulder was based off of the birds of prey perched on the Mongol's shoulders when they would hunt.