Born in September 1944, ethnic Zhuang, native of Pingguo, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Graduate of Guangxi University, majoring in water conservancy and irrigation; started working in September 1968; joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in June 1974; engineer.

1963-1968: Studied at Guangxi University, majoring in water conservancy and irrigation;

1968-1970: Worked at Units 6901 and 0547 of the People's Liberation Army;

1970-1975: Technician at Du'an People's Commune in Debao County, Guangxi.

1975-1980: Technician, secretary, deputy director of the Hydropower Bureau of Debao County, Guangxi;

1980-1983: Deputy director of the Capital Construction Bureau, and deputy director of the Planning Committee of Debao County;

1983-1984: Director of Economic Committee of Debao County;

1984-1985: Secretary of the CPC Debao County Committee;

1985-1992: Deputy secretary of CPC Committee and commissioner of Baise Prefecture, Guangxi;

1992-1993: Secretary of the CPC Committee of Baise Prefecture;

1993-1995: Secretary of the CPC Committee of Fangchenggang City, Guangxi, and chairman of the Standing Committee of the city People's Congress;

1995-1997: Standing Committee member of CPC Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and secretary of the CPC Nanning City Committee;

1997-1998: Deputy secretary of CPC Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and secretary of the CPC Nanning City Committee;

1998-2003: Deputy secretary of the CPC Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and chairman of the regional People's Government;

2003-2008: Vice-chairman and member of the Leading Party Members' Group of the 10th CPPCC National Committee;

2008-: Vice-chairman and member of the Leading Party Members' Group of the 11th CPPCC National Committee.

Member of the 15th, 16th and 17th CPC Central Committees; vice-chairman of the 10th and 11th CPPCC National Committees.