After graduating in 1980, he became a research fellow at the Literary Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, specializing in Mongolian history, culture and literature.

• 1980年，他从学院戏文系毕业后，参加了中国社科院统考被录用为实习研究员，在内蒙古社科院文学所研究蒙古族历史文化和文学。