1981.07-1984.09 Teacher of No.8 Middle School in Xinning County, Shaoyang City
1984.09- 1988.07 School Education Major of Hunan Normal University
1988.07-1991.05 Master's degree student of Hunan Normal University.
1991.05-1993.02 office secretary of Hunan Provincial Press and Publication Bureau
1993.02- 1994.03 Deputy Secretary of the Office of Hunan Press and Publication Bureau
1994.03-1996.10 secretary of the office of Hunan Provincial Press and Publication Bureau.
1996. 10-2000.08 Deputy Director, Foreign Cooperation Department, Library Management Office, Hunan Provincial Press and Publication Bureau (including: 1998.09-2000.06, member of the Standing Committee of Anhua County Committee and leader of the provincial teaching support group in Anhua County).
2000.08-2006.06 Director of the Publications Market Management Office of Hunan Press and Publication Bureau, Executive Deputy Director of the Office of the Provincial Working Group on "Combating Pornography and Illegal Publications", Executive Vice President and Secretary General of the Provincial Publications Distribution Industry Association.
2006.06-2008.12 Vice Mayor of Zhangjiajie Municipal People's Government, member of the Party Group, was elected as a member of the Fifth Committee of Zhangjiajie in September 2006.
2008.12-2011.09 Member of the Standing Committee of Zhangjiajie Municipal Committee and Minister of Propaganda Department of Municipal Committee
On October 2011September16th, Hunan Provincial Party Committee agreed that Comrade Xiao Lingzhi should be appointed as a member and deputy director of the Party Group of Hunan Provincial Department of Culture.