1956 graduated from the chemistry department of Lanzhou University.
1July, 1956 to1June, 1962, he served as a teaching assistant in the Department of Chemistry of Lanzhou University.
1962, 12 to 1977 as a lecturer and research secretary in the chemistry department of Lanzhou university.
1May 1977 to1April 1983, served as an associate professor and deputy director of the Department of Chemistry of Lanzhou University.
1983 Since May, he has been a professor in the Department of Chemistry of Lanzhou University.
1March 1985 to1April 1993 as president of Lanzhou university.