During the three years of natural disasters, his family moved to Shulan County, Jilin Province.
After high school in 1976, he became a worker and two years later became a salesperson in a supply and marketing cooperative.
On September 21, 1990, he was arrested and imprisoned for attending underground Roman Catholic church.
In January 1994 he was arrested by the Xushui County Public Security Bureau in Hebei province.
On June 22, 1995, he was elected Coadjutor bishop of the Apostolic Prefecture of Qiqihar.