Ding Guangquan

Ding Guangquan (14 October 1944 – 18 January 2018) was a Chinese comedian. He mainly performed Xiangsheng (crosstalk), a form of traditional Chinese comedy. He was a senior actor in the China Coal-Mine Art Troupe and had accepted over 40 students in his years teaching.[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ding.
Ding Guangquan
Born(1944-10-14)14 October 1944[1]
Died18 January 2018(2018-01-18) (aged 73)
Beijing, China
NationalityChinese
GenresXiangsheng
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese丁廣泉
Simplified Chinese丁广泉
Hanyu PinyinDīng Guǎngquán

Many of Ding's foreign students are now stars of comic dialogue on the Chinese stage today, such as Mark Rowswell (Dashan), Julien Guadfroy, Jesse Appell (艾杰西),[3] and Liam Bates (Li Mu).[4]

Ding's master was the famous Xiangsheng master, Hou Baolin, whom he studied under starting in 1973.

References
  1. "Renowned Chinese cross-talk artist, mentor Ding Guangquan passes away". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  2. "Ding Guangquan: Teacher of Comic Dialogue to Foreigners". www.edu.cn. Archived from the original on 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  3. "Jesse Appell". Asia Society. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  4. "Humor across cultures". China Daily. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
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