Yu Rong， a Chinese artist， thinks of a new way to introduce __1__ ancient story of Hua Mulan in her picture book. In the book， I Am Hua Mulan， she tells the story by __2__ (combine) paper-cutting with international artistic styles. She places Shaanxi paper-cuts over western-style pencil sketches (素描) __3__ (create) a typical presentation of Chinese elements (元素)， which turns out to be a __4__ (success) and impressive breakthrough.
Hua Mulan， __5__ story has been told by generations in China， is a fighter from the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534). As a devoted daughter， she dressed herself as a man to serve in the army __6__ place of her father. Mulan's characteristics， such as courage， kindness and a disinterested attitude toward fame and fortune， made __7__ (she) one of the most respected historical Chinese heroines. Mulan's story has been adapted __8__ ( frequent) in modern media， including TV shows， video games and literature. For example， in 1998， Disney produced a film named Mulan， which __9___ (consider) a great success by critics and the public.
To better tell the story， Yu Rong takes inspiration from her several __10__ (visit) to sites of ancient battles and Henan Province's Yuju Opera. After years of preparation she finally makes this extraordinary work.
