Career
Their father Ma Qi formed the Ninghai Army in Qinghai in 1915, and received civilian and military posts from the Beiyang Government in Beijing in that same year confirming his military and civilian authority in Qinghai. Ma Buqing sided with Feng Yuxiang"s Guominjun until the Central Plains War, when he switched to the winning side of Chiang Kai-shek. Ma Buqing watched Chinese Opera, and met the later American Professor John DeFrancis during an opera performance.
His troops defeated the CCP during the Long March in 1936.
Ma Buqing"s Hexi 5th Army entered the war against the Japanese. In 1940 at the Battle of Wuyuan, Ma Buqing led the 6th Cavalry Corps against the Japanese.
Ma Buqing was in virtual control of the Gansu corridor at this time. In 1942 Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, head of the Chinese government personally went on tour in Northwestern China in Xinjiang, Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, and Qinghai, where he met both Ma Buqing and Ma Bufang.
Ma Buqing"s troops were involved in road construction, for the movement of war supplies to Chinese forces fighting against Japan, having built a route to Russia and was planning another route via Tibet.
In July 1942 Chiang Kai-shek instructed Ma Buqing to move 30,000 of his troops to the Tsaidam marsh in the Qaidam Basin of Qinghai. Chiang named Ma Reclamation Commissioner, to threaten Sheng Shicai"s southern flank in Xinjiang, which bordered Tsaidam. Ma Buqing died on 9 February 1977, in Taipei.
Ma Buqing had a son Ma Chengxiang who was born in 1914.
Ma Chengxiang commanded the 5th cavalry army and joined Ma Buqing on Taiwan. Ma Buqing"s eldest son was Ma Xuyuan (Ma Hsü-yüan) 馬緒援 and he had another son Ma Weiguo (Ma Wei-kuo) 馬衛國.
1926 Commanding Officer 55th Independent Brigade, 5th Army
Commanding Officer 65th Brigade, 22nd Division
Luoyang Garrison Commander
1929–1937: General Officer Commanding 5th Cavalry Division
1937–1942: General Officer Commanding 5th Cavalry Army
1942–1943: Reclamation Commissioner Qinghai Province
1943–1945: Deputy Commander in Chief 40th Army Group.
