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- ↑ "【专题】马兰为何离开安徽黄梅戏院" [Why Did Ma Lan Leave Anhui Huangmei Opera Company]. Sina.com (in Chinese).
- ↑ Jia Zhigang (贾志刚) (September 2006). "体制对不起马兰, 马兰等不起体制" [The System Failed Ma Lan, but Ma Lan Cannot Wait for the System]. Arts Criticism (艺术评论) (in Chinese): 14–15.
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