Hou was also vice chairman of the Chinese Quyi Artists Association. Quyi refers to folk vocal art forms such as ballad singing, story-telling, comic dialogue, clapper talk and crosstalk.

• 候耀华也是中国曲艺艺术家协会的副主席.；曲艺参照了民间当地的艺术形式；象民谣；说书；滑稽戏；快板和相声