Little girl carries her disabled brother to school every day on her back

She also helps him put on his clothes, washes him, and teaches him to write Chinese characters

A little girl has moved hearts across China for doing all that she can to help her older, disabled brother, even taking it upon herself to carry him on her back each day to school.

9-year-old Zhou Dingshuang spends most of the year at a boarding school in Yunnan’s Guangnan County, living in a dorm room with her 12-year-old brother.

Unfortunately, her brother isn’t able to take care of himself, so every morning Zhou has to wash his face, help him put on his clothes, and then lift him onto her back before walking the 500 meters to school.

In class, Zhou sits beside her brother and helps him when she can. After class, she gives him additional lessons and teaches him how to write Chinese characters.

In her spare time, she goes home to help with household chores.

Because of his disability, Zhou’s parents were initially unsure about sending the boy away to school, but Zhou insisted that he not be left behind, promising that she would take good care of him. To help out, the school also agreed to provide a special dorm room for the siblings free of charge.

“I will be his crutches. I will always play with him, take care of him, and never abandon him,” the little girl told reporters, adding that she hopes to carry her brother all the way to college.