On May 16, 2019, amid thunderous applause in the solemn Great Hall of the People, President Xi Jinping stopped in front of a young soldier whose eyes were covered with thick gauze, and patted him lightly on the shoulder.

　　At this moment, warmth is surging; at this scene, great love is speechless.

　　This young soldier is the mine-sweeping hero Du Fuguo.

As a member of the 6th National Self-improvement Model and Advanced Commendation Conference for Helping the Disabled, Du Fuguo was cordially met by President Xi Jinping.

　　Despite being blind, Du Fuguo still clearly felt that President Xi had come to his side.

　　"Hello, Chairman!" Du Fuguo stood upright, with a loud voice, and extended his mutilated right hand to pay a special military salute to President Xi.

President Xi held Du Fuguo's elbow with his left hand, tapped his shoulder with his right hand, and responded with a smile.

　　"I was so excited at the time. Apart from salute, I couldn't think of any other way to express my respect to the chairman." Du Fuguo recalled that at that moment, he didn't realize that half of his sleeves were empty.

　　On October 11, 2018, when performing a manual mine clearance mission on the Yunnan border, faced with suspicious explosives, Du Fuguo, the team leader, ordered his comrades-in-arms to "stand back and let me come".

During the investigation, there was an explosion.

At the moment of life and death, Du Fuguo used his body to protect his comrades in arms, but he lost his hands and eyes.

　　This meeting with President Xi has only been more than half a year since Du Fuguo suffered a dramatic change in his life.

"President Xi's hand is particularly warm and powerful." Du Fuguo cannot forget that at a difficult time in his life, President Xi's encouragement helped him to accumulate more strength to find the light.

　　More than two months later, on July 31, 2019, Du Fuguo was awarded the honorary title of "Heroes of Demining".

During the ceremony, Du Fuguo walked to the front of the stage accompanied by his wife.

He felt that President Xi solemnly hung the Heroic Model Medal on his chest and carefully arranged the ribbon.

　　"Take good care of your body." Before leaving, President Xi specifically told Du Fuguo.

　　With President Xi's entrustment, Du Fuguo devoted himself to rehabilitation treatment more actively after returning to the hospital.

He runs on the playground under the guidance of his comrades every day. At first, it took more than 20 minutes to run 3 kilometers because of the inconvenience of eyes. Gradually, he ran faster and faster. "The requirement for running 3 kilometers in the army is 14 and a half minutes. I later Almost there.”

　　The heartwarming story of leaders and soldiers continues.

　　On December 31, 2019, President Xi specifically mentioned "Du Fuguo, who protects his comrades with his own body" in his New Year's message, and praised unsung heroes including him for "writing an extraordinary life with the ordinary people's ordinary life".

　　On June 29, 2021, Du Fuguo, as the object of the national "two priorities and one priority" commendation, was once again met by President Xi.

　　On July 1, 2021, Du Fuguo was invited to Tiananmen Square to listen to President Xi's important speech at the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China.

　　"I just did what a mine-sweeper should do. I didn't expect that President Xi always cared about me, and the party and the country did not forget me." Du Fuguo said, "I know that President Xi is not only concerned about me alone, he is I care about all officers and soldiers, and everyone who performs their duties and responsibilities in their posts."

　　Today's Du Fuguo has become a student of Guizhou University's Adult Higher Education Class of 2020, majoring in administrative management.

　　"As President Xi said, as long as you have firm ideals and beliefs, unremitting fighting spirit, and down-to-earth to do every ordinary thing well, all ordinary people can achieve extraordinary life, and all ordinary work can create extraordinary life. Ordinary achievements." Du Fuguo's words were firm and powerful.

　　Time is a faithful recorder, engraving the progress of those in power.

Since April 18, Xinhua News Agency has opened the "Warm Moments from the Close-Up Lens" column, carefully selecting the wonderful moments of General Secretary Xi Jinping's governance since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and telling the warm stories behind each photo.

General planner: Fu Hua

Director system: Zhang Sutang

Planning: Sun Chengbin and Chen Erhou

Producer: Zhao Cheng Liu Jie Sun Zhiping Chen Kaixing Huo Xiaoguang Lai Xiangdong Fan Hua Chang Ailing

Coordination: Li Zhongfa Wu Dan Huang Yue

Text: Gao Lei, Zhang Mimi

Photography: Li Xueren

Audio: Ng Wei Ling Dong Linna

Visual: Bi Xiaoyang Li Jing

Design: Jiao Xufeng Yin Zhe Lunma Development

Coordinator: Hu Ruohan and Wang Xiaojiao

Promotion: Li Ming Zhao Peng

Produced by the first studio of Xinhua News Agency