Miao ancient songs are an epic and rare national cultural heritage that Miao people have constantly created, developed, enriched and passed down in their long-term struggle with heaven and earth. With the westward migration of Miao people, the ancient songs of Miao people have been recited, from eastern creation to western creation, from ancient times to today. From generation to generation, Miao people inherit history, sing about life, sing about life, and interpret their own stories of survival and reproduction. Miao ancient songs record the history of this nation. Where there are Miao people, there are ancient songs. The ancient songs of Miao nationality are vast. How difficult it is to collect and sort out these ancient songs comprehensively, completely and systematically! For a poor farmer, it is more difficult to complete this undertaking.

Without assistance, equipment, funds and nothing, Wang Anjiang devoted himself to this cause with full enthusiasm and sense of responsibility. He is neither famous nor profitable, and his greatest wish is to pass on this cultural treasure. ...

As early as the 1970s, people lived in the countryside by grabbing jobs. Wang Anjiang left the burden of a family of seven or eight people to his wife and eldest daughter. He spends the rest of his time collecting and sorting out ancient songs except running more than ten miles of mountain roads to cut one or two loads of firewood every day. In his spare time, he walks from village to village. Where there is an old singer, he learns songs and recites them while singing. When he got home at night, he turned on the light again. He often forgot to eat and sleep. People said he was "possessed". Because Wang Anjiang concentrates on collecting and sorting out ancient songs, there are very few people at home who take part in the struggle for work points, so he doesn't get much food. Dividends are paid at the end of the year, and his family often does not get them. In some years, he has to pay back the money to the production team, and his family often eats every meal. The "good people" in the village advised him:

"This stuff (refers to the collection of ancient songs) is the money paid by people who eat official meals (refers to cadres). You are a farmer, so why waste your time and leave your wife and children hungry at home? His wife also said to him:

"People can eat when they go out begging. Those songs you wrote can't be used as food, clothes or money. Let's go begging! Don't let the children eat and be hungry! Wang Anjiang knew that the embarrassment at home was caused by his "doing nothing", but he still gritted his teeth and said:

"Begging is a trivial matter. Live if you can. What you are afraid of is delaying the collection and arrangement of ancient songs. He understands the pain in his wife's heart, but he can't let go of ancient songs, which have become the most important thing in his life.