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Editor's note: Li Jiang is one of the minesweepers of the 14th Chinese peacekeeping engineer detachment stationed in Lebanon. Since they arrived in the country, this special detachment have explored 1.96 million square meters of suspected minefields, found and removed 3,063 landmines, 15,673 unexploded bombs, and 504,783 metal objects of various kinds, creating three "China miracles" -- a record of zero casualties, taking only five days to obtain the minesweeping qualification certification and working at seven times the international average minesweeping speed. The following pictures, taken before this year's Army Day (August 1), record a day in the life of Li Jiang and his companions as they cope with dozens of dangerous situations.
Li Jiang checks all the minesweeping equipment before leaving on a special mission. As the vice chief of the minesweeping squad, Li gets up at 5:30 every morning, half an hour earlier than his colleagues, to check all the equipment and ensure nothing is amiss. [Photo/China.org.cn]
Li Jiang checks the windows to make sure they are all closed. The situation changes constantly, so two rules have been set for all the vehicles during an operation for safety reasons -- all the people at the site must wear bulletproof vests and helmets and all the windows must be closed. [Photo/China.org.cn]
The minesweeping team, composed of off-road transportation vehicles and ambulances, leaves the camp as soon as a phoned order comes through at 6:30 in the morning. [Photo/China.org.cn]
Wang Yunlong (second from left), the platoon leader, arranges and deploys his men for the day's operation. [Photo/China.org.cn]
Despite temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius, the minesweepers must wear special armor weighing 10 kilograms. Here, they are helping each other to put it on. [Photo/China.org.cn]
Before entering the minefield, the officers and men must debug the mine detectors to ensure all the equipment is working efficiently. [Photo/China.org.cn]
The minefield is always overgrown with weeds with dangers lurking on every side. This is the tough working environment which Li Jiang and his companions have to face every day. [Photo/China.org.cn]
Li Jiang works in the minefield with a mine detector in his hand. [Photo/China.org.cn]
Li Jiang checks all the minesweeping equipment before leaving on a special mission. As the vice chief of the minesweeping squad, Li gets up at 5:30 every morning, half an hour earlier than his colleagues, to check all the equipment and ensure nothing is amiss. [Photo/China.org.cn]
Li Jiang checks the windows to make sure they are all closed. The situation changes constantly, so two rules have been set for all the vehicles during an operation for safety reasons -- all the people at the site must wear bulletproof vests and helmets and all the windows must be closed. [Photo/China.org.cn]
The minesweeping team, composed of off-road transportation vehicles and ambulances, leaves the camp as soon as a phoned order comes through at 6:30 in the morning. [Photo/China.org.cn]
Wang Yunlong (second from left), the platoon leader, arranges and deploys his men for the day's operation. [Photo/China.org.cn]
Despite temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius, the minesweepers must wear special armor weighing 10 kilograms. Here, they are helping each other to put it on. [Photo/China.org.cn]
Before entering the minefield, the officers and men must debug the mine detectors to ensure all the equipment is working efficiently. [Photo/China.org.cn]
The minefield is always overgrown with weeds with dangers lurking on every side. This is the tough working environment which Li Jiang and his companions have to face every day. [Photo/China.org.cn]
Li Jiang works in the minefield with a mine detector in his hand. [Photo/China.org.cn]
