A Taiwanese Opera troupe from Xiamen traveled to Taiwan to put on a performance, and when the troupe, whose cast included Ma-ling's aunt, returned to the mainland in 1948, they were accompanied by over 30 performers from Taiwan, including young Ma-ling and her parents.
當時大陸廈門的月光歌仔戲到台灣演出，因為姑姑在裡面，於是在一九四八年，已經登台的陳瑪玲跟著父母，還有三十多個台灣歌仔戲藝人赴大陸發展。