Soldiers say goodbye to military life

Xu Yuandong, 25, from Datong, Shanxi province . [Photo by Yan Dongjie/chinadaily.com.cn]

"Before I came to the army, housework was tiring and dirty to me, and I never helped my parents with it, even when they were exhausted. Things changed when I became a soldier. I have mopped the hallways in the camp for the two whole years."