He was born in February 1960 in Fufeng County, Shaanxi.

• graduated from Xi’an Lujun University in 1982 and worked in the army till 1998.
• worked in the General Office and Internal Affairs and Judicial Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of Shaanxi Provincial People’s Congress from 1998 to 2010.
• deputy director general and director of the office of of the Environment and Resources Protection Committee of the Standing Committee of Shaanxi Provincial People’s Congress