[2][3] During the ten-year Cultural Revolution, he worked in Jiangxi Ceramic Industry Co., Ltd.[2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in November 1972.

[2] In 1977, Zhong was appointed director and party secretary of Jingdezhen Jianguo Porcelain Factory (景德镇市建国瓷厂).

[2] He was appointed head of the Publicity Department of the CCP Jiangxi Provincial Committee in March 1992 and a month later was admitted to member of the CCP Jiangxi Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.

[2][3] In January 2003, he took office as chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

[2][3] In February 2007, Zhong was transferred to Beijing and appointed vice chairperson of the Committee on Culture, Historical Data and Studies of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, serving in the post until his retirement in August 2013.