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The PLA Guards of Honor
Updated: 2011-08-01 09:07
By Zhang Xiao (chinadaily.com.cm)
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They are said to be the most handsome group of young men in China. They've stood close to many heads of states. And they play a role in almost every state occasion, escorting the country through its history. They are the People's Liberation Army's Guards of Honor.
Reporter: Feng Xin
Video: Zhang Xiao
Photographer: Wu Chuanjing
Producer: Flora Yue
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