Soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army Xinjiang military command patrol the region centered by Pisiling Mountain in Tashkurgan, northwest China’s Xinjiang Autonomous Region between June 13 and 15. The mountain is 5,316 meters above sea level and its name means a place where snow leopard cannot reach in the language of the Tajiks. It is also known as the death valley among soldiers for its high altitude and severe coldness as well as thin oxygen. (Photo/81.cn)
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