Ma Ruifang (, Xiao'erjing: ; born 1942) is a Chinese author, scholar and professor at the School of Literature,

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Biography

Ma was born in 1942 in Qingzhou,

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. Her grandfather Ma Defu () and father Ma Chuzhen () were doctors. She belonged to the Hui ethnic group. Her mother was educated. Ma read books in Yidu County Library () when she studied at primary school. She was accepted into Shandong University and graduated in 1965. In 1966, Mao Zedong launched the Cultural revolution and she was persecuted. In 1980, Ma started to study the literature of Pu Songling. Ma became popular in China for her lectures on literature of Pu Songling in the

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program '' Lecture Room'' in 2005.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ma, Ruifang 1942 births Living people Educators from Shandong Shandong University alumni Academic staff of Shandong University Hui people Chinese Muslims Writers from Weifang