Zhi Pu was born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China in 1993. In 1996 he began his piano studies under Professor Xu Bin of the Sichuan Conservatory of Music. Subsequently in 2007 he began his saxophone studies with Mr. Li Wei, saxophone teacher at the Sichuan Song and Dance Theater, and had his first solo performance at the third Sichuan Musician Association Young Saxophonists New Year Concert in 2008. In July that year he entered the examinations for young saxophone players under the Sichuan Saxophone Association, and in October began advanced classical saxophone private studies under Professor Yusheng Li from the Sichuan Conservatory of Music. In 2009 he performed solo at the fourth Sichuan Musician Association Young Saxophonists New Year Concert.

Zhi Pu has participated in the XV World Saxophone Congress in Bangkok, Thailand in 2009, the Chengdu Saxophone International Symposium at 2011, as well as at the first Asian Saxophone Congress in Chaiyi, Taiwan in 2016. He has performed at masterclasses, orchestral concerts and workshops with Dr. John W. Sampen, Professor Zhang Xiaolu, Professor Claude Delangle and Dr. Susan Fancher among others. In 2012 he began his BA in saxophone studies at the Oregon Center For The Arts at the Southern Oregon University under Dr Rhett Bender.

In 2011 Zhi Pu was awarded First Prize Winner at the 7th ‘Challenging Life’ Special Art & Musical Competition at the National Center of Performing Arts in Beijing, China. Since then, he has performed solo recitals and presented at conferences and workshops across different countries and regions. In 2015, he was invited to be a guest soloist at the opening ceremony of the sixth China National Special Olympics and ninth Paralympics.