[citation needed] Lu briefly served in an army farm in Jiangyong County of Hunan Province.
From March to July 1995, he studied at CCP Central Party School.
From September to December 2000, he again studied at CCP Central Party School.
He was confirmed as chairman of the Autonomous Region in January 2004, and served until December 2007.
In March 2008, Lu was appointed as vice chair of Ethnic Affairs Committee of the 11th National People's Congress.