Du Fu Guo and Du Fu Qiang, a "group photo" in military uniform!

A certain border defense company of the Shannan Military District in Tibet

is stationed at the southern foot of the Himalayas.

This place is referred to by locals as

“a place where even devils dare not go.”

In the 2026 New Year, we go to the grassroots

and follow the officers and soldiers

on the perilous patrol route of the snowy plateau.

“A place where even devils dare not go.”

They tread the most dangerous patrol route.

Before the Spring Festival,

a certain border defense company of the Shannan Military District in Tibet

conducted its final armed patrol.

Each patrolling soldier has a prominent red line rope on their arm,

which is easy to identify in the jungle.

This is a tradition,

and also a symbol of safety.

Du Fuqiang

joined the army in 2016.

He voluntarily chose to come to the front line of Tibet's border defense.

Now he walks on cliffs and steep walls

as if it were flat ground.

“After walking so much,

it feels like a very ordinary thing.”

When leading new recruits on patrol for the first time,

Du Fuqiang dares not relax.

He walks at the back of the team,

constantly observing his comrades.

Reporter Zhuang Xiaoying has climbed to border outposts at altitudes above 5,000 meters multiple times,

but this stretch of road made her break out in a sweat.

The narrowest part of the jungle path only allows for a single foot to land,

with steep cliffs on the side.

In dangerous areas, one can only climb up using ropes.

Climbing sheer cliffs, ascending rope ladders, wading through icy rivers...

The patrol route the company is responsible for

can take up to 5 days and 4 nights to complete.

Falling down steep slopes and encountering mudslides,

various dangers

are common on this road.

To protect this area,

14 soldiers have sacrificed their lives along the way.

Passing by the “Sacrifice Cliff” where comrades fell,

they express their remembrance in their own way.

“Originally, there was no road here.

It was the predecessors who walked this patrol route step by step.”

After 8 hours of hiking,

the patrol team reached their destination.

He holds a photo of his family

and takes a special “family portrait” at the combat position.

Due to mission requirements,

Du Fuqiang has only spent 2 Spring Festivals at home in the past 10 years.

“One was when my elder brother was injured,

and the other was in 2022.”

Du Fuqiang's brother

is the mine-clearing hero Du Fuguo.

He lost his eyes and hands

while safeguarding the security of the border.

Du Fuqiang said:

“As a soldier,

this is what we must do

and should do.”

After the mission,

Du Fuqiang made a request to the reporter:

“I want to take a different family portrait on our border,

which would also be a New Year gift for my family.”

Because the two brothers guard the border,

the family has very little time to reunite.

The photo in his hand was taken during the Spring Festival of 2014,

which was the first time his elder brother Du Fuguo returned home after enlisting.

At that time, Du Fuqiang

had not yet put on his military uniform.

The reporter used AI technology

to allow the two brothers to “appear together” in military uniforms,

creating a family portrait for them.

Du Fuqiang:

“The border line must have someone to walk it.

Actually, I think,

as long as I can walk here, I will walk as long as I can.”

Reporters: Zhuang Xiaoying, Liu Huihui, Zhu Yonggen, Han Jiahao, Feng Xiao, Zhang Zhaojie, Niu Mingming