Hou Fang, a geological disaster monitor, patrols under heavy rain in Gujiaao  Village, Yongchuan District, Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, on July 1. [Xinhua/Liu Chan]

Using such simple tools as a whistle, a gong and a measuring tape, Hou Fang, 37, has stuck to her position in monitoring the unstable slopes in her village for more than three years.

As a Party member, she volunteered to become a geological disaster monitor of the Gujiaao Village, Yongchuan District, Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. 

Chongqing has been hit by heavy rain recently, so Hou patrols at the places with potential risk of geological disasters five or six times every day. 

Despite the danger, Hou never retreats. She knows her duty is protecting the lives and property of the people in her hometown.

Hou Fang patrols an unstable slope in Gujiaao Village, Yongchuan District,  Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, on July 1. [Xinhua/Liu Chan]

Hou Fang measures the width of cracks on the wall of a farm house in Gujiaao Village, Yongchuan District, Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, on July 1. [Xinhua/Liu Chan]

Hou Fang measures a crack on an unstable slope in Gujiaao Village, Yongchuan District, Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, on July 1. [Xinhua/Liu Chan]

Hou Fang walks on the rugged mountain road in Gujiaao Village, Yongchuan District, Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, on July 1, something she does several times a day. [Xinhua/Liu Chan]

Hou Fang patrols an unstable slope in Gujiaao Village, Yongchuan District,  Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, on July 1. [Xinhua/Liu Chan]

Hou Fang places the gong, whistle and measuring tape on her bedside cabinet  after monitoring. [Xinhua/Liu Chan]

(Source: Xinhua/Translated and edited by Women of China)