Baihaba Border Post

Baihaba Border Post

Baihaba is located at the northwestern tip of China. The No. 1 boundary marker between China and Kazakhstan stands at the source of the Akhah River within the jurisdiction of the Baihaba Border Post. At the foot of Friendship Peak in the Altai Mountains, the Baihaba Border Post has also become known as the "Northwest’s First Outpost."

"-Mountain snow, no flowers, only cold. In the flute, I hear willows being broken, yet 0 have I ever seen." This is the poet Li Bai's description of the natural environment around the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang, from his poem "Song of the Frontier." A border post of the Xinjiang Military Region, the Baihaba Border Post, is situated in such a setting. Located deep in the Altai Mountains, the Baihaba Border Post of a certain unit of the Xinjiang Military Region endures harsh cold and isolated transport conditions, with mountain passes blocked by snow for up to seven months each year, earning it the nickname "Lonely Island in the Snow Sea." The officers and soldiers of the Baihaba Border Post treat their station as their home, care for and support the development of Baihaba Village, and embody the military values of "taking root on the frontier, loving the mountains, waters, and hometown; defending the motherland, fulfilling duties with all one’s heart and effort." With their youth and blood, they guard the nation’s borders, writing moving chapters through their actions.