Mulán

Ming-Na Wen: the original voice of Mulan in Mulán (1998), appears as the esteemed guest who introduces Mulan to the Emperor. She originally had another cameo planned with the Matchmaker, but due to schedule conflicts with Agentes de S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) she filmed a shorter and simpler appearance.

Unlike the Greek phoenix, the Chinese fenghuang did not go up in flames to renew itself; it propagated in the normal way. While the bird is fictional and has no "real" biology, this movie makes a concentrated effort to get Chinese culture right.

The Walt Disney Pictures logo is Chinese-themed. It features Chinese landscapes in the background, and the Disney castle used is the Shanghai Disneyland Castle with the castle's main outer walls in Chinese architecture. After it appears, the phoenix flies over it.

Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Jasmine's Song and Mulan's No Songs (2018)