 In 2008 he became a director of the Office Ministry of Land and Resources, a position he held until January 2009.In February 2011, he was appointed the Mayor of Haikou, capital of Hainan province, then promoted to Vice-Governor of Hainan in January 2013.On February 18, 2014, he was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China for "serious violations of laws and regulations".