. ▁ ▁Art ists ▁at ▁work : ▁Richard ▁Str at ton , ▁video ▁interview ▁and ▁demonstr ation . ▁ ▁Richard ▁Str at ton ▁- ▁Anna ▁Mil es ▁Gallery ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁pot ters ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁cer am ists ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Dun ed in <0x0A> </s> ▁H ui ▁opera , ▁or ▁Hu iju ▁( ), ▁is ▁a ▁regional ▁genre ▁of ▁Chinese ▁opera ▁originally ▁from ▁southern ▁An hui . ▁It ▁is ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁Hu ang sh an ▁City ▁and ▁Ch iz hou , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁W uy uan ▁County , ▁Ji ang xi , ▁and ▁was ▁formerly ▁also ▁popular ▁in ▁neighbor ing ▁Z he ji ang . ▁It ▁has ▁existed ▁for ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁historical ▁region ▁of ▁Hu iz hou ▁( now ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Hu ang sh an , ▁An hui ), ▁where ▁it ▁origin ated . ▁▁ ▁Hu iju ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁Be ij ing ▁during ▁the ▁Q ian long ▁Emperor ' s ▁eight i eth ▁birth day ▁celebr ations , ▁and ▁was ▁influ ential ▁in ▁being ▁a ▁prec ursor ▁of ▁Be ij ing ▁opera . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁prominent ▁Hu iju ▁tr oupe ▁is ▁the ▁Hu iju ▁Opera ▁Tr oupe ▁of ▁An hui ▁Province , ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁and ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁He fe i . ▁