Ma Guozhen

Ma Guozhen

Ma Guozhen (1870 ~ 1963), the word Xi Ru, Hui, known as "fifty hazhi.". The tenth generation descendant of Ma Zongsheng, the founder of bijiachang Menhuan. His ancestral home is Chang'an, Shaanxi Province. He moved to Hezhou during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty. Born in Bafang, Linxia city, he went to the mosque to chant scriptures when he was young and studied Islamic classics until he was 25 years old. Guangxu 23 years (1897), he served as the army Imam of Ma Fulu Department of Gan army. In 1900, he took part in the fight against the "Eight Power Allied forces".

Personal experience

In the 17th year of the Republic of China, Ma Zhongying fought fiercely with the national army in Hezhou. Guozhen witnessed the spread of the war. When the people suffered, they contacted the local gentry, and Han Xuanyu was on both sides of the war for local peace. In October, when the war subsided, he was employed as a pacifier and went to various places to mobilize the refugees to go to the village. At that time, Zhao Xi sent a letter to the provincial government to "forbid the Hui people to live within ten li of Bafang and Chengwei". The reply came down, and the people were furious. Ma Guozhen, who was mobilizing the refugees to go to the village in Xunhua, rushed back to Linxia on the starry night, contacted Deng long, Zhang Zhisheng, La Shijun and others to speak out, and received the support of famous Hui and Han people. Liu Yufen, chairman of the provincial government, was forced to withdraw the order and return the former residence of the people in Bafang. Ma Guozhen attaches great importance to national unity and often educates his family members, saying: "our ancestors have been living in harmony with Han brothers for hundreds of years in Linxia, and we will continue to be friendly from generation to generation." In 1895, when Chen Yongde, a neighbor of the Han nationality, left home to seek refuge, the bandits robbed his two stone white beans. Afterwards, Ma still used money to pay for food, making up for the loss of the Chen family. On August 22, 1949, Linxia was liberated. Regardless of his octogenarian age, he welcomed the PLA into the city with people from all walks of life and actively raised food and fuel for the PLA stationed in baozi village. At the beginning of liberation, the remaining Kuomintang armed agents and local feudal forces created rumors and stirred up ethnic relations. Ethnic disputes between Hui and Han occurred in some places, and tens of thousands of farmers left their homes. Facing the plight of the masses, he actively assisted the party and the government to go deep into the shack, publicized the party's ethnic policy, and mobilized the refugees to return home for production. In November 1956, at the meeting to celebrate the establishment of Linxia Hui Autonomous Region, he handed over the long necked porcelain vase of the Song Dynasty to the leaders of the Autonomous Prefecture and asked to be presented to the State Council. So far, the bottle is still stored in the State Administration of cultural relics. He studied Islam and wrote questions and answers about religious philosophy and belief. He was destroyed in the "four Qing" movement. He was decent, fair and patriotic. In January 1963, he died of illness at home.

Position

Ma Guozhen has successively served as a member of the Ethnic Affairs Committee of Linxia special administration, a member of the branch of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, a member of the state CPPCC, a vice chairman of Linxia CPPCC, and a deputy director of Gansu Islamic Association.