China Tibet Network News It is the annual Lantern Festival again, whether it is the jade pot light in the big city, the sound of the wind and the sound of the wind or the fireworks and stars in the border villages... At this moment, the aroma of reunion is accompanied by the Lantern Festival that has just come out of the pot. However, there is always a group of "lamp keepers" who are still fighting on the front line of duty when thousands of families are reunited for the stability of the jurisdiction and the safety of the duty point, including the police of the Nyingchi Border Management Detachment in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
The road of reunion illuminated by police lights
"Hello, this is a border check, please show your valid DOCUMENTS..." "After the inspection, thank you for your cooperation, I wish you a happy Lantern Festival." At the scene of the Damu duty station of the Mexico-Tibet Border Management Brigade, police officer Li Baijun and his comrades-in-arms were conducting a routine inspection of a minivan passing by.
At this time, the temperature outside the house showed 4 degrees Celsius, and the old-fashioned hanging watch in the camp area temporarily set up by the police officers pointed to 9:48 p.m. From 6:00 a.m. to now, the police have been on duty for 14 hours, facing the passing vehicles and personnel, they have not shown impatience and anxiety, and have always served with the best attitude.
The happiest thing for the police officers who were idle on duty and had back pain was that they had started a "war of words" around the Lantern Customs. "Our side is called 'Rolling Lantern', that is, it is rolled out little by little on the glutinous rice flour, and the black sesame filling of my mother's bag is simply a must, big and fragrant, I can eat 10 at a time." "We want to eat mustard pork there..." "Wait, lantern festival lantern festival, it must be a sweet lantern..." "Salty is the best to eat!" Liu Jinshan, a police officer from Henan, and Wei Xiangen, a police officer from Guizhou, are discussing the traditional snacks to be eaten in their hometown during the Lantern Festival, and are arguing endlessly about who should dominate the "Lantern Festival" in the sweet and salty Lantern Festival.
"You have worked hard, the Lantern is coming, eat it while it is hot, we are coming." Just at this time, the changing of the guard police rushed to end the debate with a large insulated box of lanterns. In the face of the steaming Lantern Festival, the police laughed together, calling him sweet and salty, and eating a full stomach. This simple happiness may only be understood by the immigration management police who are in the cold border but still have a temperature, and the reunion of the masses is the reunion in their hearts. Not far away, a few flashing police lights illuminated the road to reunion, and also illuminated the inner perseverance and belief of this group of immigration management policemen.
The picture shows the police inspecting the information of the personnel of the passing vehicle Photo: Dorje Pengmao
Reunion in a reflective vest
On the evening of the Lantern Festival, the police officers of the Jindong Border Police Station put on their duty equipment and embarked on a routine night patrol road. "Ajia, don't forget to turn off the stove and lock the door before going to bed, and we must improve our awareness of safety precautions during the festival." Police officer Cao Yonghui prompted the passing villagers. For this police officer Cao who saw "countless times" one day, the villagers would always reply to him kindly: "Okay, old Cao! Everyone has their own New Year's resolution, and the New Year's wish of the community police officer Lao Cao is "no warning at the festival".
"The masses have holidays, we have 'holidays', but as long as the jurisdiction is safe, we will be at ease." This is the voice of Lao Cao and the expectation of all immigration management police, who know better than anyone the meaning of "one family is not round".
"You guys have worked so hard! Won't you go home during the Lantern Festival? At the duty station in Jindong New District, the voices of the masses came from a car that was being routinely inspected. Lu Yanhong, a police officer on duty, replied with a smile: "We are not going home, we are here to guard your safety, and my fellow villagers wish you a happy holiday." The warm smile on Lu Yanhong's face revealed a hint of helplessness and firmness.
The picture shows the patrol and investigation work carried out by the police during the Lantern Festival Photo: Xu Huasheng
Police officer Lu Yanhong just received a marriage license with his wife who had experienced 5 years of love in December last year, and he originally planned to go home for the New Year, in order to give the policemen who had not returned home for many years to spend more time with their families to accompany their families, they took the initiative to apply for more shifts during the festival. "If you stay, you must have the meaning of staying, and the reunion of comrades-in-arms is also the reunion of the big family of the unit." This has become his mantra.
There are many policemen like Lu Yanhong, who are willing to be the "beaters" on the reunion night, and the searchlights on their shoulders and the reflective vests on the police on duty reflect the exuberant and hot bonfires in the villagers' homes, outlining the most beautiful reunion of this border village. (China Tibet Network Correspondent/Hedi Duolan)