I dreamed of taking part in the big parade

On Oct 1, China's National Day, I was lucky enough to witness the military parade in Beijing.

Before that, I hadn't left the police station at my former post - Suanjingzi in Ejine Banner - for three months, so even arriving in the county's administrative center was like being in a big city.

From dirt tracks to asphalt roads, from the Gobi Desert to Ejine Banner, from a car to a train, I traveled more than 4,000 kilometers and finally reached Beijing at midnight on Sept 30.