He had served as editor of the Hanlin Academy (翰林院編修), Secretary of Cabinet (內閣學士), Minister of Works, Ministry of War, and Left Censor-in-Chief (左都御史).
Zhou died in 1785 in his hometown and was posthumously granted the honorary appointment of Crown Prince's Grand Tutor (太子太傅).
[3] Zhou was good at poetry and calligraphy,[4] he was also a tutor of Prince Yongyan (later the Jiaqing Emperor).
Zhou prayed to Mazu for protection, his boat was finally arriving Naha Harbor safely.
[6][7] Zhou also compiled Liuqiuguo Zhilüe (琉球國志略), a sixteen volume topography of the Ryukyu Islands for the Qianlong Emperor.