He is a member of the Chinese Musicians’ Association, a member of the Standing Committee of the China Nationalities Orchestra Society, Vice President of the Erhu Society under the Chinese Musicians’ Association, and Professor in Chinese Music at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Years of performing experience and teaching of the erhu have allowed him to gain professional and academic insight. He advocates teaching by aptitude and a graded curriculum, incorporating performing techniques of Western music into Chinese music in order to improve the expressiveness of the ethnic instruments. He further advocates assimilating the diverse materials of folk and ethnic music while emphasizing solid basic training as a means to a breakthrough in erhu performance.