 He subsequently studied at the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China from March 2008 to January 2009, and was appointed acting mayor and later Mayor of Huangshi, a prefecture-level city east of Wuhan, in February 2009.He also concurrently served as Deputy Party Secretary of Huangshi.He was a member of the 10th Hubei Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress (2013–2018).