Summer of 1933

Joined the revolutionary work

Before 1949

Worked as an editor and teacher

Section Chief, Department of Work Against Enemies, New Fourth Army (NFA)

Teacher, Training Brigade, NFA

Director, Political Section, Communist Youth League, NFA

Director and then Director General, Propaganda Section, Political Department, NFA

Director General, Propaganda Department and Member of Standing Committee, CPC Fujian Provincial Committee

Director General, Culture and Education Department, Fuzhou Military Control Commission

After 1949

Deputy Secretary, CPC Fujian Provincial Committee

Vice Chairman, Fujian Provincial People's Government

Member of the Secretariat, CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee

09/1954–12/1958

Ambassador to Finland

01/1959–05/1966

President and Party Secretary, Institute of International Affairs, MFA

Member of the MFA Party Committee

01/1972–12/1974

China's first Ambassador to Iran

01/1975–10/1978

Ambassador to the Netherlands

10/1978–12/1980

Ambassador to the Philippines

02/1981–06/1982

Deputy Director and Deputy Secretary of the Leading Party Group, Foreign Cultural Liaison Committee, State Council

07/1982–07/1986

Advisor, Ministry of Culture

Director, Foreign Cultural Liaison Committee

08/1986–

Vice Chairman, China International Culture Association

Deputy Director, Party History Collection Commission, Ministry of Culture

Professor, Foreign Affairs College