Tong Xiangrong, male, Han nationality, is a native of Pucheng, Shaanxi Province. He was born in 1939, joined the CPC in 1964 and graduated from Shaanxi Teachers‘ University.
Tong began his career as a teaching assistant at Northwest China University. He later became deputy director of the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Radio Film and Television. In 1993 he became vice-minister of the Ministry of Radio Film and Television.