On the mainland's more than 22,000-kilometer land border, a group of people silently stood by and built a strong Great Wall of patriotism and border guarding. They have a common name - "border keepers".
Clear love, only for China. Countless "border guards" have demonstrated their loyalty and responsibility of "strengthening the border and defending the border with me, please rest assured that the party and the people are assured", and practiced the commitment and mission of "only when there is a country can there be a home, and guarding the border is a good home".
Defend the border for the country and pass it on from generation to generation
On the weekly inspection day of boundary pillars No. 189 to No. 194, Xiong Guangguang, a national model of national unity and progress, and his wife, Wang Falan, got up at 6 a.m. to prepare. The distance between the six boundary pillars is about 8 kilometers, and the round-trip journey from home is nearly 20 kilometers, which takes a day.
▲ The bear luster painted the boundary monument red. Image source: Yunnan Daily
Xiong Guangguang's home is in the Luojiaping Village Group of Jinchang Village, Jinchang Town, Maguan County, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, the village is located at the foot of Luojiaping Mountain at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters, only 1 km away from the border in a straight line.
On this patrol road, three generations of Xiong Guangguang's family have walked for 74 years. Whenever he goes to a boundary monument, Xiong Liang will use a sickle to clean up the weeds around the boundary monument, and then use a brush dipped in red paint to paint the word "China" on the boundary monument.
The perseverance of two generations of grandmother and father inspired Xiong Liang to take up the burden without hesitation and continue to guard the border. "My grandmother never went to school, but she could write the word 'China'. Grandma said that when the Communist Party comes, we can settle down and live a peaceful life; Only when there is a country can there be a home, and guarding the boundary monument is to guard our home. Xiong Liang said.
The story of Xiong Guangguang's family guarding the border for three generations is a microcosm of the patriotism of the people of all ethnic groups on the border of the mainland.
"The party and the state asked me to guard the border, and I will keep guarding it." Nima, a 78-year-old herdsman from Tamsu Prague Sumu Engeri Usu Gacha of the National Model Individual of National Unity and Progress and Alashan Right Banner of Inner Mongolia, said.
In 1971, 25-year-old Nima responded to the call of the organization, carried his 3-year-old son Hadabuhe, and took his mother and younger brother to climb the sand ridge and cross the Gobi, and came to the northernmost point of the Alxa Right Banner on the Sino-Mongolian border "Point 8", and settled down in the vast Gobi.
▲Nima patrols the border and guards the border. Image source: CPPCC website
For 53 years, Nima has been patrolling the Gobi border every day. From the first walking, to riding a camel later, and now riding an "iron camel", she has patrolled more than 180,000 kilometers of borders, persuaded and stopped more than 1,000 people (times) to return to the border, and intercepted more than 10,000 livestock (only) at the border.
Nima's son, Hadabuhe, also became a border ranger at the age of 18. In 2018, the border guards granted Hadab the privilege of "patrolling along the border", making him the "first herdsman" to receive this honor. In 2023, Nima's grandson, Baoquan, gave up the opportunity to stay and work in Bayanhot, Mengfu, and became an auxiliary police officer at the Tamsu Border Police Station. He took over the "baton" from his grandmother and father and became a "border keeper in the new era".
Nima has spent half a century of her life fulfilling her perseverance of "being like a mountain" and erecting a banner that will never fade in the desert Gobi. Under her inspiration, the masses of all ethnic groups in the whole banner have successively set up a "border camel transport platoon" and a "women's border protection team" to join the border guarding operations and build a security and stability barrier in the northern Xinjiang of the motherland.
"Patrolling the border for the country and guarding the border is a tradition that has been passed down from generation to generation by the people of all ethnic groups in the border areas." In April 2023, the establishment of a city in Cuona County, a small border city in southeastern Tibet, has become the focus of attention at home and abroad, said Tudan Tsering, a national model individual for ethnic unity and progress, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and head of the Mamamen Ba Township in Cuona City, Tibet Autonomous Region. "Striving to be the guardian of the sacred land and the builder of a happy homeland" is the common belief of more than 15,000 people of all ethnic groups who have taken root here.
"Party committees and governments at all levels have given us special attention, so that our lives are getting richer and happier, and everyone has become more enthusiastic and energetic in patrolling and guarding the border." Tudan Tsering said. At present, the per capita income of residents in Mama Township has reached more than 24,000 yuan, which has strengthened their determination and action to defend the border and consolidate the border.
There is me on the side, please rest assured that the party
From the southern Xinjiang to the northern Xinjiang of the motherland, from the northeast border to the southwest border, the stories of countless "border guards" are tearful.
Ling Shangqian, a 61-year-old national model individual for national unity and progress, is the head of the Tianchi National Defense Militia Outpost in Napo County, Baise City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. He has stood on the border of the motherland for 43 years, with the boundary monument as his companion and the outpost as his home, interpreting the boundless loyalty of a border man to the motherland and the cause of border defense. He was injured several times, and one finger was broken while on a mission, leaving him disabled for life.
"No matter how small the outpost is, it must be guarded, and no matter how long the border is, it must be guarded." Ling Shangqian said, "The territorial integrity of the motherland is the greatest integrity of my life. I have only done one thing well in my life, and I only guard the border for the motherland. ”
In Tibet's Ali Prefecture, there is also a "model of guarding the border" -- he is a national model individual for ethnic unity and progress, and Tsering Lobu, secretary of the Party branch of Diya Village, Zada County.
40 years ago, Tsering Lobu joined the army and became a border guard, always with patriotism and love for the people. "I have worked on the front line of border defense for 15 years, made 6 third-class merits, reported a second-class merit, and defended the motherland with my comrades-in-arms with youth and blood." Tsering Rob said.
At the end of 1999, Tsering Lobu returned to his hometown and became a village cadre. In the past 25 years, he has led the villagers to patrol the border, and spent most of the year patrolling the border. The "Model Certificate of Patriotism and Support for the Army" he obtained is the best proof of the "deep affection between the army and the people" in this border village.
The holy Pamirs are the place where the eagle spreads its wings and flies. Next to the stretching boundary monuments, Nadik · Awazibaik, a national model individual of ethnic unity and progress and an instructor at the Bandier Police Station of the Public Security Bureau of Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County in Xinjiang, loyally guards the country.
In March 2011, under the organization's arrangement, Na Dubai Ke came to the Rebuti Police Office of the Bandil Police Station. At the beginning of the establishment of the police office, there was no office space, so the Dubai Ark borrowed to live in the herdsman's house. In order not to disturb the herdsmen, he went to the area under his jurisdiction during the day to collect information, patrol and inspect, and did not "quietly" live in the herdsmen's homes until he went to bed at night. Later, he built a simple cotton tent and lived there for 16 months, so he was called "Plateau Tent Brother".
"The more milk tea is cooked, the more mellow it tastes; As a police officer, the closer you are to farmers and herdsmen, the smoother your work will be. "Although Ta County is remote, as long as it is Chinese land, no matter in the depths of the snow-capped mountains or in the sea of death, there must be Chinese police to defend it!" ”
Keep in mind the entrustment and build a home together
In May 2016, when General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Bacha Village, Bacha Hezhe Township, Tongjiang City, Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province, to visit the Hezhe people, he pointed out, "To build a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, no nation is missing. ”
Keeping in mind the entrustment, Tongjiang City has always taken the protection and improvement of people's livelihood as the foothold of promoting national unity and progress, and made every effort to promote the action of rejuvenating the border and enriching the people, and the annual per capita net income of Bacha Village has increased from 16,100 yuan eight years ago to 27,200 yuan. "Bacha Village is changing day by day, the mountain township is changing dramatically, and the people of all ethnic groups are singing the good days into fishing songs and singing the whole country." Zhang Dawei, a national model individual for national unity and progress and secretary of the Tongjiang Municipal Party Committee, said.
▲ Gulmila ·Dawuleti, a national model individual of national unity and progress, secretary of the party branch and director of the village committee of Sharhete Village, often goes to the front line and the masses to listen to the wishes and voices of the masses. Image source: Altay Regional Media Center
"Party members and cadres must speak for the people and seek benefits for the people." During the investigation of the breeding cooperative in Xiaerhete Village, Jimunai Town, Jimunai County, Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Gulimila ·Dawulet, a national model individual of ethnic unity and progress, secretary of the Party branch and director of the village committee of Xiaerhete Village, said.
Located on the border between China and Kazakhstan, the village was once one of the key impoverished villages in the Altay region. In order to let the villagers get rid of poverty and become rich faster, she visited and researched from door to door, and found ways to do it one by one. From a bowl of yogurt served to her by the villagers, Gulmira found inspiration to extend the industrial chain by making dairy products and help the villagers build a wealthy industry.
In January 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out during his inspection of Simola Wa Village, Zhongzhai Village, Sanjia Village, Qingshui Town, Tengchong City, Yunnan Province, that "on the basis of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, we should vigorously promote rural revitalization and make happy Wa villages happier." ”
In September this year, the Sanjia Village Villagers' Committee was awarded the title of "National Model Collective for Ethnic Unity and Progress" by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, which greatly encouraged the cadres and masses of all ethnic groups. "We keep in mind the entrustment, be grateful and forge ahead, adhere to the party building to lead the grassroots governance, condense the main body of rural governance into 'one heart', twist the strength into 'one rope', and synthesize the system into 'one network', so that the whole people can build a united, harmonious, happy and beautiful village, and the sense of gain, happiness and security of the people of all ethnic groups will continue to improve." Zhao Jiaqing, member of the party committee and deputy mayor of Qingshui Town, secretary of the general party branch and director of the village committee of Sanjia Village, said.
In the hearts of the cadres and masses of Dulongjiang Township, Dulong Nu Autonomous County, Gongshan, Yunnan Province, the borders of the motherland and the green mountains and rivers of the homeland need to be guarded with all their might; The small family and the big country have long been integrated in the heart.
"With the increase of national ecological poverty alleviation, Dulongjiang Township has fully implemented projects such as natural protection projects, returning farmland to forests, and replacing firewood with electricity. Li Yuhua, a national model individual of national unity and progress and a villager of the Xiongdang Villager Group of Dizhengdang Village, Dulongjiang Township, said, "The former tree cutters have become tree planters, and the people who burn waste land have become forest rangers. ”
Source | China National Daily