Education and Appointments 1998-now: South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences. 2002—2007: Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1992—1995: Assistant Engineer, Xinning Institute of Forestry, Hunan Province. 1989—1992: Department of Horticulture, Hunan Agriculture College, Changsha, Hunan Province. Research Interests: Plant taxonomy; public services. Serves on the Editorial Board of Tropical and Subtropical Journal of Botany