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At the border line 5 kilometers away from the Sino-Mongolian boundary monument at No. 760 Hachi Mountain, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, there is a herdsman with a five-star red flag, which is Adiya's home.
Every holiday, Aditya has to lead her family to hold a flag-raising ceremony in the morning light.
On a hillside near his pasture, Aditya used 162 red bricks to create the word "China."
He wanted to emphasize that this was China.
On May 2 this year, in an interview with CCTV's "Focus Interview", Aditya said: "I have volunteered to protect the border areas for 40 years, and I have always felt that this is my responsibility and my mission. ”
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The word "China" is the most important in Aditya's heart.
After returning home from the army in 1984, Aditya became a volunteer border guard at the border police station.
It is sparsely populated, scorching hot and hot, and the cold winter is long, making it difficult to drink water and eat food, and it is extremely inconvenient to see a doctor and shop. More than 10 years ago, many people moved to the city, but Aditya and his wife have persevered.
"The hometown needs to be inhabited, and the land needs to be guarded." Adiya, who served as the secretary of the Gacha Party branch for 12 years, said. Sticking to it, in order to keep the promise made when he was discharged from the army - "Protect the frontier for a lifetime!" ”
While grazing, it is Adiya's daily work to prevent livestock from crossing the border and to observe the movement of the border.
Image source: Inner Mongolia Daily
During a border patrol, Aditya suddenly noticed three dark shadows moving on the hill in the distance, and with the help of the telescope, he found that the three people were still carrying guns. Aditya reacted immediately. While closely observing the movements of the illegal immigrants, Adiyah quickly contacted the border police station and finally deported the three people.
Over the years, Aditya and his wife Naren Qige have patrolled nearly 100,000 kilometers of border areas, reported more than 300 pieces of information, and assisted border police stations in cracking dozens of border-related cases.
Adiya named her son Adili, hoping that her son would be able to take over the baton when he grows up and protect the borders of the motherland.
Under Aditya's influence, the two sons who were working in other places returned to their hometowns and joined the team of border guards. In the eyes of the brothers, it is "natural and honorable" to relay their parents to patrol the border.
Despite the harsh conditions and monotonous life, Aditya is not alone here, as he is accompanied by a bright red five-star red flag.
Nowadays, when people come to this grassland, they can not only see a fluttering national flag in the distance, but also see the word "China" made of red bricks on the gentle slope on the west side of Adiya's house.
Image source: "Inner Mongolia Border Inspection Ping An Zhengbei" WeChat public account
In order to make the word "China" more eye-catching, he deliberately painted the red bricks with a layer of red paint. "This place is good, the first rays of sunlight can shine on the words in the morning." He said.
Aditya said: "This is also what I have always believed in and pursued. As always, I will stick to grazing and patrolling the border here, and together with my sons, I will build a safety net on the border of the Damao grassland. ”
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Inner Mongolia is the "north gate" of the motherland and the "moat" of the capital.
From the meandering boundary river to the port of the national gate, from the vast forest sea to the vast grassland, the border line of more than 8,000 miles, and the border management area of 360,000 square kilometers, the responsibility of guarding the "gate" and protecting the "river" is extremely heavy.
On this long border line, there are thousands of border guards like Aditya. They do not wear military uniforms, but they shoulder the mission of strengthening the border and fortifying it; They are not soldiers, but they guard the border with their lives.
Only 11 kilometers away from the Mongolian border, in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region's Alxa Right Banner, there is a nearly 80-year-old border guard, known as the "living boundary monument" on the border, she is Nima.
For half a century, the old man Nima has only done one thing - patrolling the border.
Now that Nima is older, his son Hadab and daughter-in-law Aodengeril have taken over the "baton" of their mother, and the family continues to stick to this land.
Old man Nima and his son Hadab and
In the severe cold and scorching heat, year after year, Nima's mother and son voluntarily patrolled more than 180,000 kilometers of borders, persuaded and stopped nearly 1,000 people at the border, and there was not a single foreign-related incident.
On this border, there are now 33 "border fortress households" like Nima's mother and son.
They said: "With a calm lake, the wild geese who call the lake their home can live in peace." Only with a stable motherland can the people live in peace. ”
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Today, the land of more than 9.6 million square kilometers is rich and vast, and it is inseparable from the common protection of the people of all ethnic groups across the country. On the border of the motherland, the strong voice of the times of patriotism and border guarding continues to echo -
In Yumai Township, Longzi County, Shannan City, Tibet Autonomous Region, Tibetan sisters Zhuoga and Yang Zong have been guarding thousands of square kilometers of the motherland for decades by grazing and patrolling the border, composing a moving story of patriotism and guarding the border. Zhuo Ga and Yang Zong said, "Home is Yumai, the country is China, and grazing and guarding the border is the duty."
On October 28, 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out in a reply letter to Zhuo Ga and Yangzong sisters: "We must be optimistic about every grass and tree on the territory of the motherland. I hope that you will continue to inherit the spirit of patriotism and border guarding, and drive more herdsmen to take root in the snowy border like Gesang flowers, and be the guardians of the sacred land and the builders of happy homes. ”
Image source: Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Pubu Zhashi
In Tanmen Village, Qionghai City, Hainan Province, fisherman Wang Shumao did not give an inch to protect the sea for the country, and did not change his original intention of serving the people, leaving a good story of "three generations in the same house to build Nansha". Wang Shumao said: "My roots are on the ship, and the anchor is the motherland behind me." ”
On Kaishan Island in Jiangsu Province, an outpost of the Yellow Sea on the mainland, Wang Jicai and Wang Shihua defended the island for the motherland, raising flags, patrolling the island, escorting beacons, writing logs, and fighting against lawbreakers...... From youth to gray temples, it took a full 32 years. Wang Jicai said: "Defending the island is like defending the position, you must have faith, and the people are in the flag!" ”
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Home is the smallest country, and the country is tens of millions. pretending to be the country with one heart and supporting the family with one hand.
There is a song that sings: "The mountains and rivers are safe, the fireworks are ordinary, but you can see it as you wish." "Mountains and rivers" and "fireworks" together constitute the image of the integration of home and country.
The border is a country, and the border is also a home.
The Modao border pass is long and far away, and there are border guards for thousands of miles.
Source: See WeChat public account