He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in February 1968, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in March 1969.

He served in the 38th Group Army for a long time, where he was promoted to become Political Commissar in July 2001.

In 1976, he was appointed political instructor of the Second Company, which was founded by Peng Dehuai in Pingjiang Uprising [zh].

[1] In December 2005 he was transferred to Guangzhou Military Region and appointed Deputy Political Commissar and Political Commissar of the South Sea Fleet, serving in the post until he retirement in July 2012.

He was a member of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.