At 2:00 a.m.on April 1, officers and soldiers of the Changzhi Detachment of a Shanxi unit of China’s People’s Armed Police Force (PAP) arrive at the northwest side of Shanpu Village at 3:30 a.m. after a long walk of 7.8 km carrying tools. They are responsible for cleaning the flammable materials around the firebreak. Soldiers fall asleep along with each other after the mission is completed. Photo by Zhang Zhiyuan
On the morning of April 3, Liu An, a soldier from a Shanxi unit of China’s People’s Armed Police Force (PAP), shows his hands to the report, with smiles on his face after a night of intensive firefighting. Photo by Zhang Zhiyuan
