Hu Guanman, a 63-year-old inheritor of the Grand Songs of the Dong minority, one of the minority groups in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, has dedicated her life to passing on the cultural heritage to the younger generations for 43 years. /VCG Photo

Grand Songs, the most representative public chorus of the Dong people, was listed as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. Dong people begin to learn to sing the Grand Songs at a young age and it has been a tradition for them to sing the songs not only during the ritual, but also in their daily lives to express their love for their family members. /VCG Photo

In order to pass on the valuable tradition to the next generation, Hu began to teach younger people to sing the traditional songs in the village. From the drum tower, the flower bridge, to her own home, any place can be a classroom. /VCG Photo

43 years on, she has delivered the cultural relic to thousands of young people and some of them have even become professional Grand Song singers. /VCG Photo

Now, Hu continues to deliver the cultural heritage songs to the younger generations because she deems it as her responsibility. /VCG Photo