He holds a PhD in Literature and is currently a professor and a doctoral tutor at the School of Literature and Journalism at the South- Central University for Nationalities. He has long been committed to the study of Tujia folk literature and the study of the genesis mythology of ethnic minorities in the South. He divided the types of creation myths of various ethnic groups in China and conducted an indepth analysis of its formation. He has published more than 60 papers and published 8 monographs. He hosted one national social science fund project, one subsidiary subject of the national key project, 2 projects of the Ministry of Education, and one project of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission and the Ministry of Culture respectively. He won the 3rd prize of the Hubei Social Science Award 3 times.