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Young campers get taste of military life
Updated: 2011-07-25 14:25
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Students dressed in camouflage clothing experience border patrolling in Longjing city, North China’s Jilin province, July 24, 2011. The holiday program is arranged by the Longjing Battalion of the Jilin Provincial Border Corps. The program, which has run for 14 consecutive years, aims to foster outdoor survival and military skills as well as improve awareness of national defense. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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