Ma Ji
| Ma Ji | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 馬季 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 马季 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Mǎ Jì (Mandarin) |
| Born | August 2, 1934 Tianjin, China |
| Died | December 20, 2006 (aged 72) Beijing, China |
| Occupation | Xiangsheng performer |
Ma Ji (traditional Chinese: 馬季; simplified Chinese: 马季; Pinyin: Mǎ Jì; August 2, 1934 – December 20, 2006), born Ma Shuhuai (traditional Chinese: 馬樹槐; simplified Chinese: 马树槐; Pinyin: Mǎ Shù Huái), was a xiangsheng performer in China. He was one of his generation's most popular and influential xiangsheng performer and was mentor to many later xiangsheng performers. His disciples include: Jiang Kun, Zhao Yan, Liu Wei, Feng Gong, Humor, Wang Qian Xiang, Li Zengrui, Hanlan Cheng, Liuxi Yao, Peng Ziyi, Wong Chi Keung Wong, Yinzhuo Lin, Yao Xinguang, Hugh Lee, Zhaolong Jun, Xing Yingying Liu Lixin, Hou Guan-nan.
Ma Ji was born in Tianjin on August 2, 1934. After the Communists took over mainland China, Ma started to work in Xinhua bookstore. He joined the Central Broadcasting Recitation and Ballad Troupe as a professional xiangsheng performer in 1956. He studied under Hou Baolin and became a seventh-generation xiangsheng performer. He got his stage name Ma Ji from the film 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.
In the mid to late 1980s, together with his disciple Zhao Yan, he frequently travelled to Singapore on performance tours and proved to be very popular there as well.
Ma Ji was also a member of the 5th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
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