Zhengzhou, May 5 (Reporter Han Zhangyun) On the 29th, the ashes of Yu opera master Ma Jinfeng were buried in Zhonglingyuan, Fushouyuan, Henan, which was also the first anniversary of her death. More than 29 people, including Ma Jinfeng's relatives, "Ma Pai" disciples, representatives of the opera industry, representatives of his former work unit, representatives of his hometown, and representatives of opera fans, attended the scene to bid farewell.

On May 2022, 5, Yu opera master Ma Jinfeng died in Qingdao at the age of 29.

After the burial ceremony on the 29th, all the personnel stood in silence. As the curtain slowly opened, the bronzed statue of Ma Jinfeng appeared in front of everyone. The statue shows the artistic image of Yu opera master Ma Jinfeng De Yi Shuangxin.

Ma Jinfeng is a generation of Yu opera masters, the founder of the "Ma School" art of Yu opera, and his masterpieces "Mu Guiying Hangs the Commander", "Flower Dynasty" and "Flower Gun Edge" are deeply imprinted in the hearts of generations and have become immortal classics of Yu opera art.

At the age of 5, he learned art with his father, performed on stage at the age of 7, and starred in the repertoire at the age of 14... Ma Jinfeng has been obsessed with opera performance all his life, and has continued to work for the promotion of Yu opera and talent training, successively serving as an "honorary professor" of China Opera Academy and a "tenured professor" of Luoyang Vocational and Technical College, and has cultivated a large number of famous Yu opera artists.

"The public is happy, Luoyang Golden Phoenix comes." Writer Lao She once wrote the poem "Guanyu Opera< Flowers Fight the Dynasty >", praising Ma Jinfeng as "an all-round master of song and dance, a hundred refining materials for sorrow and joy." ”

The young students sang the classic excerpt of the Yu opera "Mu Guiying Hangs the Commander" to bid farewell to Ma Jinfeng. Photo by Liu Yue

Zhao Jian, Dean of Luoyang Vocational and Technical College, said in his speech that Ma Jinfeng is a practitioner and promoter of Henan and even Chinese opera, her life has been serving the people with her original intention, exploring the true meaning of art in teaching, she has always been close to the people and the audience, and will always live in people's hearts.

Ma Jinfeng's son Ma Jianxin reviewed his mother's 70-year life at the scene. In his memory, his mother Ma Jinfeng was a strong person, who experienced misfortunes in life, and any difficulties and obstacles did not erase her belief in fighting fate for the sake of art. My mother is still a scholar, and she has been studying Bangzi, Wusheng, Tsing Yi, Lao Dan, Kunqu Opera, Peking Opera all her life... Even learning to play computer in her <>s, "she felt that the fast-moving cursor would exercise her eyes." (End)