He received his Master's degree in Organic Chemistry from Hunan Normal University in 1991, and his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Hangzhou University in 1998, specializing in organic synthesis methods and organometallic chemistry under the supervision of Academician Huang Xian. From June 1998 to June 2000, he conducted postdoctoral research in medicinal chemistry at the State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Nankai University, under the supervision of Academician Chen Ruyu. Since June 2000, he has been working at the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University. In 2002, he conducted postdoctoral research at Okayama University, Japan. His research focuses on organometallic catalysis methodologies and the synthesis of complex compounds.