1923 graduated from the Department of Mining and Metallurgy of Tianjin Beiyang University (now Tianjin University), went to the United States for further study, entered the Pittsburgh Graduate School, and obtained the degree of Mining and Metallurgy Engineer.
1925 returned to China to participate in the national revolution at the beginning of the year, and served as the director of the General Political Department behind the General Command of the National Revolutionary Army. After 1927, he served as the vice chairman of the Nanjing National Government Construction Committee.
1929 In March, he was elected as the third executive member of China Kuomintang Central Committee and director of Zhejiang Provincial Construction Department. Later, he served as a member of the Kuomintang overseas party affairs Committee, a member of the Standing Committee of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee, director of the Sino-British Geng Fund Management Committee, chairman of the National Government Committee, and deputy director of the Kuomintang Central Party School.
193165438+was re-elected as the fourth executive member of the Kuomintang Central Committee in February.
1934 initiated the construction of Qiantang River Bridge.
From 65438 to 0935, he served as director of the Administrative Office of the Ministry of Railways and chairman of the New Road Construction Committee. 165438+ 10 In June, Chen Xiaocen, a subordinate secretly appointed by Chen Lifu, looked for a channel of contact with * * * *. In February 65438, he was elected as the fifth executive member of the Kuomintang Central Committee and a member of the National Economic Construction Committee of the Kuomintang Central Committee. In the summer of the following year, representatives of Kuomintang held preliminary negotiations with representatives of CPC Zhou and Zhou in Nanjing.
1936, he served as mayor of Guangzhou Special City, supervisor of Huangpu Port Open Supervision Office, and director of the Finance Department of Guangdong Provincial Government. 1938, he served as supervisor of Yunnan-Myanmar Railway Supervision Office, Minister of Communications and Chairman of Military Engineering Committee. He supervised the construction of the Yunnan-Myanmar international highway. Scholars call him "the father of civil water conservancy (transportation) construction in China" and "the first person to practice Sun Yat-sen's general plan of founding the country". Participated in the establishment of Nanhua Academy, the earliest and highest institution in Meizhou's hometown. 1945, he served as a legislator of the Kuomintang government.
1949 to Hong Kong.
1969 passed away in Hong Kong on August 28th.