Professor Dong, Jinming was born in 1962 in Nanjing P. R. China.Fond of music since childhood, he started to practise Beijing Opera Fiddles (Erhu, Jinghu: traditional Chinese instruments). At the age of ten he was selected into the famous "Nanjing Little Flower Art Ensemble" where he received formal training in erhu. In August 1978 at the invitation of the Romanian Government he visited Romania with the ensemble on behalf of Chinese children and adolescents. After his graduation from secondary school in 1980 he worked as an erhu teacher in the "Nanjing Little Flower Art Ensemble" and at the "Nanjing Elementary Arts School". That same year he was invited to perform in Nagoya, Osaka and other Japanese Cities. In 1983 he enrolled at the music department of the "Nanjing Art Institute" focussing on erhu as well as Chinese art and folk music, following which he won several prizes in the "First Erhu Competion of Jiangsu Province".
Upon graduation in 1987 he has worked in the "Jiangsu Province Culture and Art Center" as a music director and erhu performance director. In 1993 he was admitted into the "Chinese Musicians Association of Jiangsu Province" and was honored as "promising young generation erhu performer". In 1994 he became a member of  the "Chinese Society and Music Study Committee". In 1995 he was appointed as a member of the "Evaluation Committee of Chinese Erhu Performing Arts". Since 1993 he has taught erhu at Nanjing University to over 450 overseas students from more than 15 countries. Since 1995 Professor Dong Jinming has given many concerts in Asia, Europe and America.