He is from Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. He graduated from the Literature Enhanced Program of Nanjing University in 2001, earning a bachelor’s degree in literature. In 2004, he graduated from Comparative Literature of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of Nanjing University, earning a master’s degree in literature. In 2006, he graduated from the Department of French and Latin Language and Literature at the University of Paris III (New Sorbonne University), majoring in contemporary literature, and earned a master’s degree in contemporary French literature. In 2009, he graduated from the same department of Paris III University, majoring in contemporary literature, and earned a Ph.D. in French literature and culture. His doctoral thesis is The Mirror of Avant-garde in French Contemporary Literary History.