Huang was born in Chen County (now Suxian District of Chenzhou), Hunan, in 1889.

His brother, Huang Tigui (Chinese: 黄体桂), was a graduate student in Yuelu Academy.

[2] He returned to China in 1920 and that year became director of History Department at Chengdu Normal School.

In 1940 he was President of Chuanshan Private High School, a position he held until 1942.

He became the Vice-President of Hunan Provincial Research Institute of Culture and History in 1959.