▁sent - down ▁youth ▁in ▁Qu j ing ▁County ▁and ▁G ao ▁County ▁from ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Liber ation ▁Army , ▁serving ▁in ▁ 5 9 0 3 5 ▁Army . ▁ ▁He ▁entered ▁Q ing hai ▁University ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁major ing ▁in ▁Agricult ure , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁After ▁college , ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁ 5 9 0 7 6 ▁Army , ▁then ▁worked ▁in ▁Qu arter master ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Liber ation ▁Army ▁General ▁Log istics ▁Department . ▁ ▁He ▁entered ▁politics ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Ch eng du , ▁capital ▁of ▁S ich uan ▁province , ▁and ▁appointed ▁as ▁an ▁official ▁in ▁S ich uan ▁Provin cial ▁Office ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁Animal ▁Hus band ry ▁and ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁years ▁worked ▁his ▁way ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Fin an cial ▁Department . ▁From ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁Secretary ▁of ▁J ian y ang . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁S ich uan ▁Provin cial ▁Aqu atic ▁Product s ▁Bureau , ▁a