The Yandong Grand Singers is a choir formed by farmers of the Dong ethnic group from Yandong township in Southwestern China’s Guizhou province. The group specializes in the Grand Song of the Dong people and has performed at the International Festival for Vocal Music – a cappella in Leipzig (2015), World Music Shanghai (2013), and Kokugakuin University of Japan (2011).

In bright voices and natural harmonies shaped by the unique environment of the area, the Dong people sing about nature and life.  For the Dong people, Grand Song is an indispensable part of life, just as their saying goes, “food feeds the body–but songs feed the soul”.

The Grand Song of the Dong ethnic group is a unique polyphonic a cappella style that was proclaimed as a masterpiece of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO  in 2009. The Dong people, who don’t have a written language of their own, transmit much of their history, culture and knowledge through songs. These songs accompany Dong people throughout their lives, and choirs of children, young and senior people are formed in every village.