Soldiers say goodbye to military life

Shi Xindian, 20, from Baoding, Hebei province . [Photo by Yan Dongjie/chinadaily.com.cn]

"I used to be weak, weighing less than 50 kilograms. I couldn’t really help with any work at home asI was not strong at all. In the two years in the army, I got much stronger and well built."