Career
He is the editor of the Zhongguo yinyue cidian (中国音乐词典, Dictionary of Chinese Music). He was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu, and was professor at Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. One part of his research was dedicated to the Chinese folk musician Hua Yanjun (Abing) (华彥君- 阿炳, ca 1893-1950).