His original name was Liu Xifu, a native of Ye County, Shandong Province (now Laizhou, Shandong Province). He graduated from the National High School in 1943 and graduated from Liaonan Baishan Art School in 1949. He has successively served as a primary school teacher, bank clerk, newspaper editor, creator of Baishan Cultural Troupe, editor of "Liaodong Literature and Art", leader of the creative team of Liaoning Provincial Repertory Troupe, secretary of Liaoning Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, editor of "Literary Youth", and deputy editor of "Yalu River".

Began publishing works in 1945