He is an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

1 High School in July 1986, he entered Lanzhou University, where he majored in hydrogeology and engineering geology.

After university, he briefly worked in a hydropower station in his home-city Zhangye.

In June 1991 he joined the Dunhuang Research Academy, and was appointed its 4th director in December 2014.

[2][3] On April 8, 2019, he replaced Shan Jixiang to become director of the Palace Museum.