Shenxianwan, 5,380 meters above the sea level, is the highest-altitude PLA border post. It is located in the middle of Karakoram Mountains, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In September 1982, the Central Military Commission awarded Shenxianwan the honorary title "Steel Border Post in Karakoram". (81.cn/Xiang Wenjun) |