Ding Yanyong (丁衍庸) was a celebrated Chinese painter and educator from Guangdong Province, China. He graduated from the Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1925, where he was introduced to modern Western movements that would deeply influence his practice. Among the first generation of Chinese artists to successfully combine Eastern and Western artistic traditions, Ding developed a distinctive style that combined the expressive qualities of Chinese ink painting with the stylistic innovations of modern Western art. A dedicated educator, he played an influential role in the art communities of Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Chongqing before relocating to Hong Kong in 1949. In 1957, he helped to establish the Fine Arts Specialized Training Program at New Asia College, now the Department of Fine Arts at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, where he taught until his retirement in 1978. This painting depicts Three Heroes of the Wind and Dust, a celebrated tale from Chinese history. It portrays three loyal companions whose courage and friendship helped lay the foundations of the Tang Dynasty. Ding renders the legendary figures with expressive brushwork, merging the vitality of Chinese ink traditions with a modernist sensibility.