Farmer to deputy－woman writes her own success story

Farmer-turned-writer Ma Huijuan autographs her new book at its launch in Yinchuan, capital of Ningxia Hui autonomous region. Ma says: "We all have our own names, but people always refer to us as somebody's wife or mother." Ma's husband was upset at seeing her spend so much time typing on the phone, thinking that she was just "loafing around" and "breaking phones". Ma's mother also commented, "Why are you always writing as if your identity as rural woman can be changed?" In 2016, Ma－whom people call the "the thumb writer"－released her first book, followed by another earlier this year.