Frontier soldiers patrol Shenzhou-XI landing area

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Updated: 2016-11-21

Frontier soldiers from Naomugeng border defense station (attached to Siziwang Banner border defense force) distribute leaflets to remind local residents, who live near the expected landing area of China’s Shenzhou-XI manned spacecraft, about precautions they should take during this period, on Nov 17. The Shenzhou-XI manned spacecraft was launched at 7:30 am atop a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on Oct 17, carrying two astronauts –– 49-year-old Jing Haipeng and 37-year-old Chen Dong –– to the Tiangong-II space laboratory. It descended to Earth in Siziwang Banner on Nov 18 following 33 days in space. [Photo/Xinhua]

Three soldiers from Naomugeng border defense station (attached to Siziwang Banner border defense force) patrol the expected landing area for the Shenzhou-XI manned spacecraft in Siziwang Banner on Nov 17. Subordinate to Ulanqab, Siziwang Banner has a population of 210,000 (as of 2008) and covers an area measuring 25,516 square kilometers. The banner is adjacent to Mongolia in the north, with a border stretching 104 kilometers. [Photo/Xinhua]

Frontier soldiers from Naomugeng border defense station (attached to Siziwang Banner border defense force) instruct local herdsmen on precautions they should take, as they live near the expected return area of China’s Shenzhou-XI manned spacecraft, on Nov 17. [Photo/Xinhua]