19 16 was admitted to Peking University Preparatory College. 19 18 to study in colorado school of mines.

192 1 graduated from colorado school of mines, USA.

1923 graduated from Columbia university graduate school with a master's degree.

From 1923 to 1927, he taught at Zhongzhou University (now Henan University) in Henan Province, and served as a lecturer, professor and head of the Department of Geology.

1927 to 1929 as the technical director of Guangdong-Guangxi Geological Survey.

1929 participated in the 4th Pan-Pacific Science Conference held in Batavia, Java (now Jakarta).

1929 ——1933 Professor of Beiyang Institute of Technology.

Professor Tsinghua University from 1933 to 1938.

1938- 1946 Professor of Southwest Associated University, during which 1943- 1945 concurrently served as Dean of Engineering College and Head of Mining Department of Yunnan University.

Professor Tsinghua University from 1946 to 1952.

1952 Professor, Beijing Institute of Geology.

1954 was hired as the head of the geological group of the Yellow River Planning Commission.

1956 participated in the scientific development planning of 12. In the same year, he was elected as a national socialist construction activist and attended the national and Beijing advanced workers' congresses.

1957 was elected as an academician of China Academy of Sciences.

1956 ——1958 participated in the work of the Heilongjiang comprehensive investigation team of Sino-Soviet cooperation.

1976 passed away in Beijing on September 29th.