Feng Gong (; born 6 December 1957) is a

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actor, ''

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'' performer,

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. and politician. He is best known for his performances in the annual

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, having made more appearances on the show than every other major performer.

Biography

Feng Gong was born Feng Mingguang () in

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, on December 6, 1957, the son of Feng Haigang (; 1920-1993), a local government official, and Liu Yisu (; born 1921), a daughter of an eminent family. He has an elderly sister, Feng Xingyun (； born 1947) and two elderly brother, Feng Xin () and Feng Chuanshu (). Feng graduated from

Central China Normal University Central China Normal University (CCNU) or Huazhong Normal University (), located in Luonan Subdistrict, Hongshan District in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, is a comprehensive university directly under the administration of the Chinese Mini ...

with a master's degree in Chinese Literature. In 1973, he performed a famous ''

'' named ''Zunshi ai tudi'' () in

. Then he started to learn the arts of xiangsheng from the xiangsheng master

Ma Ji Ma Ji (; 2 August 1934 – 20 December 2006), born Ma Shuhuai (), was a Chinese xiangsheng comedian. He was one of his generation's most popular and influential xiangsheng performers and was mentor to many younger performers. His disciples include ...

. He also worked in a textiles machine factory. Feng was considered more talented than many other students of Ma Ji, and eventually emerged as a new star, performing progressively to bigger venues. Niu Qun () and Liu Wei () were his partners when performing ''xiangsheng''. Feng appeared in the first

in 1986; he has appeared at almost every ''Chunwan'' performance for the next thirty years, variably in skits and ''xiangsheng''. Feng is usually one of the first acts of the show; it is said he appears earlier in the program so that he can drive home to Tianjin to spend midnight on new year with his mother. In 1988, he won the championship at the competition of xiangsheng performances in

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held by

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Political career

On December 24, 2017, Feng was elected as the vice chairman of the

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. He was re-elected as the vice chairman on December 6, 2022. On October 12, 2018, Feng was elected as the new chairman of the China Literary and Art Volunteers' Association (; CLAVA) by its 2nd National Congress.

Personal life

Feng is the great grandson of

Feng Guozhang Feng Guozhang, (; courtesy: Huafu 華甫 or 華符) (January 7, 1859 – December 12, 1919) was a Chinese general and politician in early republican China. He held the office of Vice-President and then President of the Republic of China. He is ...

(1859-1919), once the

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during the chaotic Warlord era. His grandfather, Feng Jiayu (; 1888-1953), was a businessman. Feng himself is a leadership figure in the

, one of the eight legally recognized political parties in China, as well as a member of the

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. He is often accosted by reporters during the annual ''

Lianghui The Two Sessions (NPC & CPPCC National Committee annual sessions), or in Chinese ''Lianghui'' is a common Mandarin Chinese abbreviation for a pair of organizations which have close relations. In the Chinese government, the term refers to the ...

'' meetings in Beijing due to his celebrity status. 1983, Feng Gong married Ai Hui () in Tianjin, the couple have a son, Feng Kaicheng (), born in 1984.

Filmography

Film

TV series

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Feng, Gong 1957 births Living people Film directors from Tianjin Chinese male film actors Chinese male television actors Chinese xiangsheng performers Chinese male stage actors Male actors from Tianjin Central China Normal University alumni Chinese film directors Members of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang Members of the 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the Standing Committee of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the Standing Committee of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference