1949, the Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan Province province, and his parents left him, his sister and brother in Hengyang's hometown.
195 1 year, my sister died of illness, and my brother Tang changed his name and sent his family to support him.
1954 was admitted to private Xinmin middle school in Hengyang county (now the sixth middle school in Hengyang county).
From 65438 to 0957, he was admitted to Wuchang Experimental Middle School, the best middle school in Wuhan, with the second place.
1960 participated in the college entrance examination and won the second place in the province. Because he was a "son of a bitch", an escaped counter-revolutionary, no school accepted him. He was admitted to Wuchang Experimental Middle School and taught Russian in junior high school.
1960-1978, took the college entrance examination again and was labeled as "counter-revolutionary" twice.
1978 In May, he was admitted to the Chinese Department of Wuhan University with the first place, and became the first batch of graduate students in New China. He was a classmate with Yi Zhongtian.
1980 applied to study in the United States and was finally approved by the Ministry of Public Security; Attend the thesis defense in advance and become the first person in New China to get a master's degree.
1981-1,studying at Columbia University, became a disciple of Xia Zhiqing, a famous scholar in China. In the mid-1980s, together with Chang Jianying, Tan Jiadong, Wang Yu, Yu Renqiu and other Chinese mainland students, he organized the Morning Side Society and served as its president.
1991-In 2008, he went to teach at the Chinese Culture University in Taiwan Province Province, becoming the first mainland professor in Taiwan Province Province and the only mainland professor officially recognized by the Ministry of Education of Taiwan Province Province. He used to be a professor in the Chinese Department of Taiwan Province Political University, and was the first person to teach mainland literature in Taiwan Province Province.
Retired and settled in Wuhan in 2009;
On March 30th, 20 12, Huazhong Normal University established the National College, with Tang as the president of the National College.
On April 7th, 20 12, the Yangtze Calligraphy Research Institute, an entity research institution jointly established by Huazhong Normal University, Hubei Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department, Provincial Education Department, Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles and Provincial Chinese Culture Promotion Association, was established, with Tang as its president.