在新疆大多数的边境村庄,牧民在放牧的同时也要协助守护边境。这里环境艰苦,食物简单,每天需要巡逻20多公里。他们说,我们为祖国做不了其他事,就把边境保护好——这说来或许容易,背后却是长久的坚持,和面对危险迎难而上的决心与勇气。For centuries, the Chinese Tajiks have guarded China's western frontier in Taxkurgan County. CGTN talked to Tasha Memetrehim, who's the third generation in his family to serve on duty 24 hours a day for long-term patrols and shifts on the remote Pamir Plateau.