Dong-Ni was born in a Chinese medicine doctor family. Her father was a reputable Chinese medical doctor in Guangdong, China who set up a private practice there in the 1980s. Dong-Ni was grew up in this Chinese medical environment and helped her father in running his practice since the 1990s.

She graduated from the History Department at the South China Normal University in 1990 and qualified as a teacher. She then worked as a secondary school teacher in Guangdong. However, after a few years teaching career, Dong-Ni realised that her interests in medicine supersede those in teaching. She then joined Guangzhou University of TCM and pursued a 4-year training course which qualified as a TCM practitioner in 1996. She then worked in her father’s clinic since then.

Dong-Ni moved to the UK in 1999 and has been practising acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine in Birmingham and Macclesfield ever since. She then moved to Hertford and Cambridge area and practiced acupuncture and Chinese in these areas.

Dong-Ni’s interests in practicing Chinese medicine includes Chinese medicine to alleviate respiratory complaints such as chronic, cough and asthma, depression. She is also interested in cosmetic acupuncture and facial rejuvenation therapy.