193 1 was born in Taixing, Jiangsu Province and studied at Jinjiang Primary School in Taixing, Jiangsu Province. 1952 graduated from the Department of Geology of Tsinghua University. 1964 was mainly engaged in mineral exploration; 1965 to 1974 were sent by the Ministry of Geology to Vietnam and Albania to engage in foreign aid geological and technical work; After 1978, he worked in Anhui Geological Bureau (later renamed Bureau of Geology and Minerals) and worked in Anhui Provincial Department of Land and Resources.

199 1 was elected as an academician of China Academy of Sciences, 1994 was elected as an academician of China Academy of Engineering and concurrently served as an adjunct professor of Anhui University of Science and Technology. 20 10 was employed as a professor at the School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology. He used to be the director of geological society of china and the chairman of Anhui Geological Society, and now he is the vice chairman of Anhui Science and Technology Association.

Long-term commitment to mineral geological exploration and research, has participated in and presided over a number of large-scale exploration and scientific research projects, and achieved excellent results.

He has won the special prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award and the first prize of the Science and Technology Achievement Award of the Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources. Awarded second-class and first-class labor medals by the host country.