After serving 30 years in the military, I decided to volunteer as a border guard. Four generations of my family have left footprints on the Pamir Plateau, patrolling the frontier. Starting with my grandfather, who guided the People's Liberation Army, and to my children who are now dedicated to border security, our family's legacy continues. To date, our family has raised over 20 military personnel and more than 80 border patrol volunteers.

Longjike Kadeer, a voluntary border guard in Tashikurgan Tajik autonomous county of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region