Despite living in her school's dormitory, 16-year-old Chen Chunlin takes care of father every day before and after school.

Chen's mother passed away when she was 9 years old. At the age of 15, her father became paralyzed. Faced with such misfortune, Chen took a leave of absence from school to care for her father. To make money, Chen's younger brother left home to work, while Chen got a job in a nearby factory.

As Chen's father slowly began to regain his health, Chen decided to see if her school could accomodate both of them. Fortunately, No.1 Middle School of Zhongshan County accepted the proposal and provided a small room for the father and daughter.

Every morning Chen got up early and helped her father to wash his face, brush his teeth and eat breakfast, all while most of her peers are still in bed. She then went to class after making sure her father had everything he needed.

After school, Chen cooked dinner for her father, helped him to bathe and even gave him therapeutic massages. After finishing all these chores, she returned to school to study until the classrooms closed. The margins of Chen's textbooks and workbooks were all crowded with her studious notes.

In 2014, thanks to excellent test scores Chen was accepted to Hezhou High School. The school provides Chen with a free education and even gives her a small living stipend. Additionally, the school offers a dormitory for Chen and her father so that she can continue to take care of him.

Under his daughter's care, Chen's father has continued to become healthier. Meanwhile, the Hezhou Education Bureau also helped Chen's brother to return school, waiving his tuition fee.

Chen says she hopes to one day become a teacher and give back to society by imparting knowledge to the next generation of students.