[4][5][6][7] She is also a professor with the Faculty of Arts at Hunan Normal University.

[6][7] Tang was born in Ningxiang County, Hunan in 1965.

[5][6][7] She graduated from Hunan Normal University in 1985, where she majored in Chinese Literature.

[5][6][7] In 2008, she was a member of the 11th National Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

[8] On 13 March 2023, Tang was chosen as chairwoman of Hunan Writers Association, succeeding Wang Yuewen.