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Ma Lihua

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Ma Lihua

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1953 （Jinan, Shandong Province, China）
Nationality
People's Republic of China
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
Residence History
Jinan, Shandong (native) → Tibet region (work/activities)

Career

Occupations
Writer, Editor
Active Years
1976-
Affiliations
Tibetan Federation of Literature (vice-chairman), Tibetan Writers' Association (vice-chairman), China Tibetology Press (editor-in-chief)
Memberships
Tibetan Writers' Association

Education

Linyi Teachers' College (now Linyi University)
Chinese Department / Chinese Department
Year of Graduation: 1976
Country: People's Republic of China
Linyi Teachers' College later became Linyi University
Peking University
Chinese Department, Writers' Class / Chinese Department (Writers' Class)
Year of Graduation: 1990
Country: People's Republic of China
After completing the writers' class, pursued career as a full-time writer

Awards

Tibetan Everest Literary Award
1992
Organization: Tibetan literary organizations
Result: 受賞
Tibetan Everest Literary Award
2001
Organization: Tibetan literary organizations
Result: 受賞
Zhuang Chongwen Literary Award
1994
Organization: Organization unknown
Result: 受賞
National Outstanding Bestseller Award (Walking Through Tibet)
1997
Work: Walking Through Tibet
Organization: Organization unknown
Result: 受賞
Lao She Literary Award (4th)
2011
Work: Ruyi Heights (novel)
Organization: Lao She Literary Award Committee
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Qinghai and Tibet: Fifty Years of Scientific Research on the Tibetan Plateau

Reportage / Non-fiction

A comprehensive reportage summarizing fifty years of scientific research on the Tibetan Plateau, focusing on geography, environmental change, and the history of research.

Tibetan PlateauEnvironmental changeHistory of scientific research

Travels in Northern Tibet

Travelogue / Documentary

A travelogue documenting journeys in northern Tibet, recording local landscapes, people's lives, and cultural aspects with documentary elements.

TravelCultural documentationTibetan society

My Sun

Poetry

A poetry collection expressing personal feelings, nature, and regional landscapes poetically.

NaturePersonal emotionLandscape depiction

Ruyi Heights

Novel

A novel weaving relationships between local communities and individuals with historical and social backgrounds. Winner of the Lao She Literary Award in 2011.

Local communityHistory and changeHuman relationships

Walking Through Tibet

Non-fiction / Travelogue

An account of the author's travels through Tibet, depicting landscapes and residents' lives; became a bestseller.

TravelTibetan cultureSocial observation

Bibliography

  • Qinghai and Tibet: Fifty Years of Scientific Research on the Tibetan Plateau
  • Travels in Northern Tibet
  • My Sun
  • Ruyi Heights
  • Walking Through Tibet

Style & Themes

Literary Style
On-site reportage styleLyrical poetic expressionRealistic depiction weaving society and history
Recurring Motifs
Tibetan PlateauTransformation of landscapesLives of local residents

Legacy

A writer who recorded and conveyed regional culture and environmental change through reportage, novels, and poetry focused on the Tibet region. Recipient of multiple regional and national literary awards, contributing to the introduction and preservation of local literature.

Academic Societies

  • Tibetan Writers' Association

Archives

  • Archives related to China Tibetology Press (details unknown)

Trivia

  • Born in 1953 in Jinan, Shandong Province.
  • Winner of the Tibetan Everest Literary Award twice (1992, 2001).
  • Won the Lao She Literary Award (4th) in 2011 for 'Ruyi Heights'.