His series work The Expedition (1985, worked with Hou Dengke) forced a conceptual transformation in Chinese news photography. In 1986 to 1987, as a major planer and organizer, he launched the iconic cultural event in the new period – the photography exhibition Arduous Progression. In 2008, he founded the serial academic magazine PHOTOGRAPH and took the position of the chief editor. In 2012, he published a monograph the Unrevealed Images: Revisiting the Unfamiliar Strangers, which won the China Photography Awards (Theory).