 In 1970 Yu Huiyong was transferred to Beijing to become a member of the Cultural Group Under the State Council of the People's Republic of China chaired by Wu De.He was in charge of following movie transposition of model operas like "The Legend of the Red Lantern", "Red Detachment of Women", etc.In 1973 he was elected member of the CPC Central Committee by the Party's 10th Congress, and also appointed deputy head of the Cultural Group; later he was promoted to Minister of Culture in 1975 as the post was re-established by the 1st Session of the 4th National People's Congress.