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Ma Lianliang (28 February 1901 – 16 December 1966) was a Peking opera singer.
Ma was best known for his "old man" roles ( 老 生, lǎoshēng) and was considered one of Peking Opera's "Four Great Beards" ( t 四 大 鬚 生, s 四 大 须 生, p Sì Dà Xūshēng), along with Tan Fuying, Yang Baosen, and Xi Xiaobo. He served as a mentor to Li Yuru. [1] For most of his life, he stayed in mainland China, except for 1948–1950, when he lived in Hong Kong (which was still a colony of Britain) for medical treatment.
During Mao Zedong's cultural revolution, Ma was named a "poisonous weed" after having appeared in a production that Mao believed implicitly criticized him. A group of revolutionaries called Red Guards assaulted Ma in the street and broke his leg. Before the end of the year, he would die of his injuries. [2]
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Traditional Chinese | 馬 連 良 | ||||||||
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Ma Lianliang (28 February 1901 – 16 December 1966) was a Peking opera singer.
Ma was best known for his "old man" roles ( 老 生, lǎoshēng) and was considered one of Peking Opera's "Four Great Beards" ( t 四 大 鬚 生, s 四 大 须 生, p Sì Dà Xūshēng), along with Tan Fuying, Yang Baosen, and Xi Xiaobo. He served as a mentor to Li Yuru. [1] For most of his life, he stayed in mainland China, except for 1948–1950, when he lived in Hong Kong (which was still a colony of Britain) for medical treatment.
During Mao Zedong's cultural revolution, Ma was named a "poisonous weed" after having appeared in a production that Mao believed implicitly criticized him. A group of revolutionaries called Red Guards assaulted Ma in the street and broke his leg. Before the end of the year, he would die of his injuries. [2]
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