Shen County
Born in Shen County, Hebei Province, he joined Communist Party of China in October 1936. After Lushan Conference in 1959, together with Hua Guofeng, he was elected as secretary in the secretariat of CPC Hunan committee. He was promoted to a standing committee member of CPC Hunan committee and director about economics commission of Hunan, in charge of industry, transportation and trade.