A 41-year-old Sinohydro Corp worker kisses the ground after getting off a plane in Beijing on March 4, 2011. The People's Liberation Army Air Force sent four planes to Libya to bring back Chinese nationals after a civil war broke out in the country. A total of 287 Chinese citizens took the planes back to China. It was the first time the PLA Air Force evacuated Chinese nationals from overseas. [SHEN LING/FOR CHINA DAILY]