Wing Chun originated in Foshan City, south China's Guangdong Province. The martial art is a branch of Shaolin Nan Quan. The name commemorates the legendary founder of Yan Yongchun. Yan grew up under the tutelage of a senior Buddhist nun Wumei. He created the Quan martial art after seeing a fight between a snake and a crane and perfected it under Wumei's instruction. Wing Chun's creation, credited to Yan Yongchun, was spread later by Leung Jan, a practitioner who became known as Mr Jan, and prospered under Yip Man.

Dong Chonghua is a second-generation inheritor of Ip Man's Wing Chun. He had a martial arts dream as a child. He wanted to give up once during the rather boring training process. Nevertheless, following the school of Bruce Lee's master's in Foshan offered a golden opportunity for him to hold on. "It is cultivation while practicing martial arts. Your mind and will are trained. Your hard work will eventually pay off," Dong said.