"To us, the honor represents both recognition of our previous efforts, and greater responsibility for us to work harder in the future. Inspired by the honor, we will continue to find more creative ways to carry out our work, and to deliver high-quality docent services. We will live up to the honor, live up to the responsibilities bestowed on us by the times, and we will make greater contributions to forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation," says Liu.

The team already has plans for its future work. "We will strengthen training for our team members, to help improve our theoretical competence and professional skills. We will plan for more diverse, interesting publicity activities, to raise public awareness of ethnic unity and progress," says He. "We will support localities in cultivating their own docent teams. Themed exhibitions have been set up in a number of localities, especially in areas with large ethnic minority populations. There is an urgent demand for docent training. We have held training sessions in Xilinhot and Erenhot, cities in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. We will use our own action to help forge a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation."