I was born in North China and majored in Air Traffic Control in Nanjing City, where there were rich resources of woodland birds which attracted me to start birding.I am also fond of astronomy and geography, years ago I did shorebird banding in Dongtan Nature Reserve, Chongming Island.Having kept travelling to Xinjiang, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan, Ningxia, Nei Mongal, Guangxi...for years, doing birding and biological research, I gained a lot of experience in birds especially in the Shanghai area.I am now one of the editors of China Bird Report published by China Ornithology Society.My interest in sound recording helps much to field identification.I can speak Chinese and English fluently. 

I am also a key member of the conservation group Spoon-billed Sandpiper in China.