He started gymnastics at the age of three when he was scouted by a coach because of his good physical condition.

[1] The General Administration of Sport of China named Zou an Elite Athlete of National Class in 2016.

[1] In May 2017, Zou competed at the Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, where his team won gold.

[1] In October, Zou competed at the World Championships in Montreal, Canada, where he placed first on parallel bars.

He added a new named element on rings during qualifications, the Zou: the gymnast lowers slowly from inverted cross to inverted hang and felges backward slowly to V cross, holding for 2 seconds.