Ma Jinfeng
Lineage & School of Heritage
At the age of six, Ma Jinfeng began learning the art from her father; by the age of seven she was on stage and already acclaimed, and from the age of eight she studied successively with renowned artists such as Guan Yutian, Si Fengying and Yan Changgeng.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Female, Han ethnicity, born in 1922 in Caoxian, Shandong. Her acting is refined, free and vividly true to life, and her singing is high-pitched, bright, graceful and fresh. She was the founder of the Ma school of Yuju (Henan Opera). Her representative works include Mu Guiying Gua Shuai (Mu Guiying Takes Command), Hua Da Chao (Hua Dazhao at Court) and Hua Qiang Yuan (The Flower Spear Romance).
Honors & Recognition
A national representative bearer of Yuju (Henan Opera), a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project; artistic adviser to the Luoyang Municipal Bureau of Culture in Henan Province; and a first-grade actor. In 1957 Ma Jinfeng became a disciple of Mei Lanfang and made great artistic progress. Over her career she created numerous exemplary stage characterizations and was acclaimed as the Peony of Luoyang and one of the five great dan actors of Henan Opera. She also continued to train new performers, and her students are to be found throughout the country.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Yuju (Henan Opera) Ⅳ-23
- Yuju (Henan Opera) Ⅳ-23
- Yuju (Henan Opera) Ⅳ-23
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