[Explanation] At the beginning of the New Year in the Year of the Ox, the 75-year-old Nima, despite physical inconvenience, still hobbled to the China-Mongolia border to participate in border inspections.
Her home is located in Wusugacha, Tamusu Bragg Sumu Engel, Ayou Banner, Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, about 11 kilometers away from the border between China and Mongolia.
Hand-held binoculars to observe whether there are any abnormalities along the border is Nima's "homework" for the past 50 years.
Now that she is physically inconvenient, she handed over part of the patrol task to her 50-year-old son Hadabuch. Even during the Spring Festival, she told her son to visit the border.
[In the same period] Inner Mongolia Entry-Exit Border Inspection General Station Alxa Border Management Detachment Jubian Protecting the Border Fortress Nima
As a Chinese, I have to be responsible for keeping the soil and responsible for it.
Protect the territory of our country.
[Explanation] Starting from Bayanhot, where the Alxa League is located, you need to drive more than 300 kilometers and cross more than 200 kilometers of desert to find Nima's home.
In the interview, the old man Nima recalled his 50-year career as a border guard, and felt a lot of emotion.
She told reporters that in 1971, the militia border guard was selected. The 25-year-old, carrying her 3-year-old son, Hadabuch, took her mother and younger brother to settle in this Gobi.
[Commentary] Nima recalled that in addition to carrying out housework, the work pressure of patrolling was also very high.
At that time, the border situation was complicated. In order to prevent the entry and exit of suspicious persons, she had to remain vigilant at all times.
On the Gobi Desert, Nima has seen dark sandstorms and experienced the thrill of being eaten by more than 30 wolves. But compared to the hardship and loneliness of patrolling all year round, these are not worth mentioning.
She said that although she would miss her hometown, she never thought of leaving here.
[In the same period] Inner Mongolia Entry-Exit Border Inspection General Station Alxa Border Management Detachment Jubian Protecting the Border Fortress Nima
My idea is to devote my limited life to protecting the frontier and vowing to guard the frontier.
My son continues to do (guarding the side) now, and there is no problem with it.
I still have two grandchildren, and I think about letting the grandchildren continue to inherit. Even if one cannot inherit, there will always be another one who continues to do (guard the side).
[Explanation] With the development of society, the methods of management and control are also moving towards informatization.
Faced with new things like video surveillance, patrol management systems, and mobile phone software, Nima is also willing to learn.
She believes that these high-tech methods are of great help to guarding the border.
[Explanation] In the past 50 years, there have been no foreign incidents on the border line that Nima and her son have adhered to. The cumulative patrol length of the mother and son has reached 180,000 kilometers. The honorary certificates and awards of "Models of Northern Xinjiang" and "Model Workers of the Region" are from Nepal. The collection of the old man Ma.
After half a century of patrolling and grazing life, the old Nima is now known as the "living monument" on the border. She is more than ancient and still chooses to be accompanied by sand and gravel in the lonely Gobi. She said, the future Will continue to do so.
[In the same period] Inner Mongolia Entry-Exit Border Inspection General Station Alxa Border Management Detachment Jubian Protecting the Border Fortress Nima
I can feel that the responsibilities and obligations that I have undertaken are very great, and I will continue to do so.
Ma Zhiyuan and Xue Shichang report from Alxa, Inner Mongolia
Editor in charge: 【Qi Bin】