Ma Longtan (1857- 1940), whose real name is Tengxi, was born in a military family in Zhongmazhuang, Qingyun County, Hebei Province (now Qingyun County, Shandong Province) in August 1957. When he was a teenager, Ma Longtan liked riding horses and shooting guns, playing with swords, and had a passion for poetry. Ma Qifeng, his father, was made a general in 1867, and Ma Longwen, his brother, died in April 18 when he suppressed the Nian army of the peasant uprising army. Zong Ai Xin Qiaoluo Zai Chun sympathized with the descendants of the Ma family and succeeded Yun Qiwei in 1876 (equivalent to an instructor).