arin ▁and ▁Main land ▁standard ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁respectively , ▁while ▁Jack ie ▁Chan ▁provided ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁Li ▁Shang ▁in ▁all ▁three ▁Chinese ▁versions ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁version ▁of ▁prom ot ional ▁music ▁videos ▁of ▁" I ' ll ▁Make ▁a ▁Man ▁Out ▁of ▁You ". ▁Taiwan ese ▁com ed ian ▁Jack y ▁Wu ▁provided ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁M ush u ▁in ▁the ▁Mand arin ▁version . ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Development ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁Fe ature ▁An imation ▁Florida ▁had ▁opened ▁with ▁ 4 0 ▁to ▁ 5 0 ▁employees , ▁with ▁its ▁original ▁purpose ▁to ▁produce ▁cart oon ▁short s ▁and ▁feature tt es . ▁However , ▁by ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁following ▁several ▁animation ▁duties ▁on ▁Beaut y ▁and ▁the ▁Be ast , ▁Al add in , ▁and ▁The ▁Lion ▁King , ▁Disney ▁execut ives ▁were ▁convinced ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁Fe ature ▁An imation ▁Florida ▁stud ios ▁to ▁produce ▁their ▁first ▁independent ▁film . ▁Ar ound ▁that ▁same ▁time , ▁Disney ▁Fe ature ▁An imation ▁developed ▁an ▁interest ▁into ▁Asian - th emed ▁leg ends ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁option ing ▁several ▁books ▁by ▁children ' s ▁book ▁author ▁Robert ▁D . ▁San ▁Sou ci ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁consult ing ▁relationship ▁with ▁Disney ▁executive ▁Jay ▁D yer . ▁Ar ound ▁that ▁same ▁time , ▁a ▁short ▁straight - to - video ▁film ▁titled ▁China ▁D oll ▁about ▁an ▁opp ress ed ▁and ▁miser able ▁Chinese ▁girl ▁who ▁is ▁wh