Liu Yongxing was born in Sichuan, China, and has three brothers, Liu Yongyan (刘永言), Chen Yuxin (陈育新) and Liu Yonghao (刘永好),[REF] as well as one sister, Liu Yonghong (刘永红) [REF].
He graduated from Xihua University in 1968 [REF].