death_date death_place occupation birth_place birth_date tradchinesename simpchinesename article_title name pinyinchinesename
20 december 2006 beijing , china xiangsheng performer tianjin , china august 2 , 1934 馬季 马季 ma ji
 ma ji mǎ jì
ma ji

ma ji -lrb- ; pinyin : mǎ jì ; august 2 , 1934 -- december 20 , 2006 -rrb- , born ma shuhuai -lrb- ; pinyin : mǎ shù huái -rrb- , 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 .
