This paper will focus on the controversies of the interpretation regarding the "Malaysian Chinese Literature" (Mahua Literature) since the publishing of the "Why Malaysian Chinese Literature" by Kien Ket Lim over twenty years ago. This paper will probe into "Why Malaysian Chinese Literature" in order to examine the divergence of interpretation on the Mahua literature and its significance, through different aspects, such as the subject position, imagination of Mahua Literature, theories cited, attitude towards the future of Mahua Literature, dialectics between theories and practices respectively.