Former UNESCO intern wants Guizhou village to be world heritage site

"Before starting the work, I thought it wouldn't spend much time because there were abundant well-preserved cultures in the village," she said. "But when I started, I found it a difficult task due to the lack of written materials."

"The Grand Song, for example, is handed down through word-of-mouth from generation to generation because the Dong language has no writing form," she said. "However, there are less young people willing to learn how to sing in the traditional way from a very early age."