Ma Ji

Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor
name = Ma Ji


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tradchinesename = 馬季
simpchinesename = 马季
pinyinchinesename = Mǎ Jì
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birthdate = 1934
birthplace = Beijing, China
deathdate = death date and age|2006|12|20|1934|1|1
deathplace = Beijing, China
occupation = Xiangsheng actor
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Ma Ji (CJKV|t=馬季|s=马季; Pinyin: Mǎ Jì; 1934–December 20, 2006), born Ma Shuhuai (CJKV|t=馬樹槐|s=马树槐; Pinyin: Mǎ Shùhuái), was a xiangsheng actor in China.

Biography

Ma Ji was born in Beijing in 1934. He joined the Central Broadcasting Recitation and Ballad Troupe as a professional xiangsheng actor in 1956. He studied under Hou Baolin and became a seventh-generation xiangsheng actor. He got his stage name Ma Ji from the movie Lúdas Matyi (Mattie the Goose-boy), which is based on the poem of the same name by Mihály Fazekas. [ [http://cul.news.tom.com/2006-02-09/074A/05752673.html 马季：我与侯宝林的恩怨是怎样结下的.] ] 。

As a notable xiangsheng master and performer, Ma Ji created his own art style and made great contributions to China's Xiangsheng art. [ [http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_artqa/2003-09/24/content_40229.htm Mainstay in the Field of Comic Dialogue: Ma Ji] ]

Ma Ji was also a member of the 5th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference [ [http://www.cppcc.gov.cn/htm/minglu/5jie.htm CPPCC member list] ] .

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External links

* [http://china-corner.com/articles/article501.htm XiangSheng player]
* [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/20/asia/AS_GEN_China_Obit_Ma_Ji.php Ma Ji, Chinese comedian famed for satirical sketches, dies at 72] , The Associated Press via the International Herald Tribune