Ma Ji

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Mǎ Jì (Traditional Chinese: 馬季; Simplified Chinese: 马季; 1934–December 20, 2006), born Mǎ Shùhuái (Traditional Chinese: 馬樹槐; Simplified Chinese: 马树槐), was a famous xiangsheng actor in China.

[edit] 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.

As a notable xiangsheng master and performer, Ma Ji created his own art style and made great contributions to China's Xiangsheng art.^[1]

Ma Ji was also a member of the 5th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference^[2].