Officers help pilgrims put best foot forward

Patrolmen at a mountain police station are adept at dealing with a large influx of religious visitors and general tourists. Wang Xiaoyu reports from Ngari prefecture, Tibet autonomous region.

Editor's note: This is the fourth in a series of stories about China's border patrol guards, focusing on the challenges they face and their work to keep the country safe, prevent trafficking of drugs and people, and maintain friendly relations with their counterparts in neighboring countries.

A white public security bureau van roared past a meters-wide pothole and continued its journey along a jagged dirt track.