Born in a military family in the Shanyin county of Zhejiang, Ge Yunfei learned kung fu from his father.

In 1819, Ge passed the local imperial examination and acquired Military Juren title.

He led the troop to fight in the rain for several days but the British army eventually seized the Zhushan Gate.

The Daoguang Emperor wept after he learned Ge's death and gave him the pension as the level for a provincial commander-in-chief.

Ge was buried north to Huangwan Temple, in the Sanquanwang Village of Xiaoshan County.