birth_place article_title name martial_art
china ng mui
 ng mui wing chun
ng mui

ng mui -lrb- chinese : t , p `` wú méi '' ; cantonese : `` ng5 mui4 '' -rrb- is said to have been one of the legendary five elders -- survivors of the destruction of the shaolin temple by the qing dynasty .
she is said to have been a master variously of the shaolin martial arts , the wudang martial arts , and yuejiaquan , the family style of yue fei .
she is also credited as the founder of the martial arts wǔ méi pài -lrb- ng mui style -rrb- , wing chun kuen , dragon style , white crane , and five-pattern hung kuen .
she has been associated with various locations , including the shaolin temple in either henan or fujian , the wudang mountains in hubei , mount emei in sichuan , a supposed white crane temple , the daliang mountains on the border between sichuan and yunnan , and additional locations in guangxi and guangdong .
according to one folk story , she was the daughter of a ming general .
