Background
Ma was born in 1942 in Qingzhou, Shandong Province.
马瑞芳, 馬瑞芳
Ma was born in 1942 in Qingzhou, Shandong Province.
Shandong University.
She belonged to the Hui ethnic group. Her mother was educated. Ma read books in Yidu County Library (益都县图书馆) 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 poplar in China for her lectures on literature of Pu Songling in the CCTV-10 program Lecture Room in 2005.