Talk:Lie Ren/@comment-25936766-20160831133315

Fun fact: In Chinese, mùlán (Chinese: 木蘭) refers to the magnolia, a flower (or flower-of-a-tree). Similar to how Ren = Lotus, a flower.

Another interesting thing is that it was introduced to english-speaking countries from Japanese cultivations, leading to it being called "the japanese magnolia" at times, even though it's not Japanese in origin. Which may have served as inspiration for why Ren's name is half chinese, half japanese.