Xuantong joined the League for three years (19 1 1), took part in the uprising of Lu Bao Comrades' Association and served as the team supervisor. Later, he went to Chongqing to discuss with Zhang Peijue, Huang and others about organizing the northern expedition of the student army. After Sun Yat-sen became the president of the Republic of China, he felt that the overall situation had been decided, so he decided to abandon the army and join the literature. In 6 years (19 17), he was admitted to the philosophy department of Peking University. In the eighth year of the Republic of China, he participated in the May 4th Movement in Peking University and published a colloquial article "Without authoritarianism, there would be no authoritarianism", which was highly valued by President Cai Yuanpei. After graduation, he studied as a special student (won a scholarship from China-France University in Lyon, France). 192 1 year was admitted to the university of Lyon, majoring in psychology. 1929 returned to China on 19 (1930) after receiving his doctorate from the University of Lyon. He has served as professor, dean, provost and acting president of Tsinghua University, Peking University, Shandong University, Sichuan University, Wuhan University and Central Medical College. 1952 to 1977, professor and director of the psychology department of southwest normal university.

Ye Lin once joined Yuan Student Army and attacked Shanghai Manufacturing Bureau. While studying in Peking University, he joined the "trendy club" and took part in the demonstration in Tiananmen Square on May 4th, 2008. He was arrested for his injuries. When I was studying in France, I worked with * * * to produce party member Liu Tu and Zhang? F Rong went to the League of Nations in Geneva to protest the May 30th Massacre, the Ninth Five-Year Massacre in Wanxian County and the Xia Ji Massacre in Guangzhou, and wrote an article in French in the name of "China Youth". In the 20th year of the Republic of China, when he was a professor in Tsinghua University, he took part in the signature campaign initiated by the Professors' Association against Wu Nanxuan, president of cc Department.

In the 26th year of the Republic of China (1937), when Ye Lin was the head of the Department of Education of Sichuan University, he served as the tutor of the leftist student organization "Literature and Art Research Association", protecting and subsidizing progressive students such as Cai Tianxin, Qiu Juexin and Yuan Bingsheng (that is, Yuan Ke). In 35 years of the Republic of China (1946) and 12 in March, the "three professors case" occurred in Sichuan University, and Li (party member), Tao Dayong (member) and Peng (member) were persecuted. Ye Lin went to investigate as the acting principal, publicly denounced the crimes of the Kuomintang central spy on the steps in front of the library, and actively protected the progressive Professor Yang Dong? , Luo, Tao Zhuyao and others have won people's praise. In the 37th year of the Republic of China (1948), a sensational "April 9th bloody case" occurred in Chengdu. Not afraid of rape, he went directly to the Taishou Wang to reason, saying, "What can students do if they want cheap rice?" What crime? If you want to arrest me, arrest me first. Kill me first if you want to kill me! " When the petition delegation was detained in the provincial government, they stepped forward and personally took Liu Guangshu and He, representatives of Sichuan University, back to school. After the "April 9 Bloody Incident", in the general strike to defend human rights, Ye Lin published a statement to defend human rights in Ta Kung Pao.

From 65438 to 0950, Ye Lin was appointed as a member of the School Affairs Committee of Sichuan University and the West Sichuan Administrative Office. He participated in the "Working Group on Land Reform in Western Sichuan" and was one of the leading members. 1953 joined China Democratic League and served as a member of NLD Chongqing Municipal Committee. 1954, member of the Standing Committee of Chongqing CPPCC and deputy of Chongqing Municipal People's Congress. 1956, deputy of Sichuan Provincial People's Congress. 1957 was wrongly classified as "Rightist", and 1979 was rehabilitated and its political reputation was restored.

Ye Lin visited six European and American countries at 1935 and 1936. Before the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), he was the president of the cultural associations of China, France, Belgium and Sweden. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), he served as the executive director of the Chinese Psychological Society.