Helping Qinqiang Opera flourish in new era

Innovation

As a deputy to the 13th and 14th Shaanxi Provincial People's Congresses, Hui has made several proposals, involving proposed legislation on the protection of Qinqiang Opera, since 2018. A regulation regarding the protection, inheritance and development of Qinqiang Opera art in Shaanxi Province was implemented on January 1, 2022. The regulation became the first provincial-level regulation on the protection of Chinese opera in China. Hui participated in the drafting and revision of the regulation. "Qinqiang is one of the oldest operas in China. The legislation played, and it will continue to play, a great role in protecting, inheriting, promoting and studying Qinqiang Opera art," Hui says.

As an inheritor of Qinqiang Opera, Hui has done her best to pass the art form on to subsequent generations. She believes cultivation of talents is vital for traditional art. She has spared no effort in teaching performing skills to young performers, and in creating opportunities for those performers to perform on stage. "Under the instruction of Hui, I have mastered solid basic skills, and, more importantly, I have learned how to conduct myself well," says Wang Fengyun, one of Yisushe's young performers.