In addition to passing on his skills to his son Hou Zhonghua, Hou Ruixuan also took Zhou Yunhai, Wang Yongjian, and Wang Jing as his apprentices in the 1980s, teaching them cooking skills and medicinal diet making techniques. In addition, Li Zhishun is Hou Ruixuan's close disciple. After inquiry, it was found that Hou Ruixuan was born in 1920 in Gaodian Village, Changyuan City, Henan Province. The former first chief chef of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in the capital, he served as the general technical consultant of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, consultant of the Professional Chefs Committee of the China Culinary Association, a famous Chinese cooking master, and a "national treasure cooking master". Highlights include: Zhou Yunhai, Wang Yongjian, and Wang Jing. And Li Zhishun is Hou Ruixuan's close disciple.