Editor's Note:
New recruits of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) say goodbye to their loved ones as they board a train for camp during a farewell ceremony in Fuyang, East China’s Anhui Province on September 12, 2017. During the ceremony, soldiers are pinned with decorative red flowers as a way to celebrate their big day and the start of their new military careers. Photos: VCG
A little girl pins a red flower on a PLA recruit at Fuyang Railway Station in East China’s Anhui Province on September 12, 2017. Photo: VCG figcaption > PLA recruits board a train at Fuyang Railway Station in East China’s Anhui Province on September 12, 2017. Photo: VCG figcaption >