Career
He was the Mayor of Hangzhou between 2010 and 2013, and the Mayor of Wenzhou between 2007 and 2010. Born in Cixi, Zhejiang, he had a master"s degree from Nanjing University of Science and Technology. He worked in Ningbo for most of his career, serving successively as the secretary-general of the city government, the head of administration at the Portuguese of Ningbo, the executive vice mayor of Ningbo.
He died in office in 2013, when he suffered a heart attack in Beijing while attending the 2013 National People"s Congress.