Deep in the Canyon, Hearts Turn Toward a Splash of Red

Source-stated date: 7 November 2026 · PLA Daily (解放军报)

峡谷深处，心向一抹红

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Published7 November 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
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Personnel at a guard post (执勤点) under the Jiuquan Detachment of the People's Armed Police Gansu General Corps, stationed along a 40-kilometer waterline deep in the Qilian Mountains, built and rebuilt a flag platform under extreme conditions — including minus-30-degree nights — as the centerpiece of the post's political life. This is standard political work content from PAP internal media; its value is as a record of how the institution uses flag-raising ritual and material hardship narratives to cultivate loyalty and unit identity among junior enlisted personnel at remote, small-footprint posts. The framing around 精神坐标 ('spiritual coordinate') and 滚烫的初心 ('burning original aspirations') documents the specific ideological vocabulary PAP political instructors deploy at the detachment level.

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峡谷深处，心向一抹红 ■董庆月执勤点官兵举行升旗仪式。高正祥摄祁连山腹地的峡谷，层叠的群山环抱着纵深40公里的一条蜿蜒水线。武警甘肃总队酒泉支队某执勤点官兵日复一日驻守于此，护卫着这片山河。营区正中央，崭新的国旗台铺着光洁规整的大理石，不锈钢旗杆在晨光里泛着温润的亮光。每次出操路过，中士房国庆都会放慢脚步，抬头看一眼那面迎风招展的五星红旗。执勤点刚组建那会儿，四处还是一片戈壁乱石。点位地处深山峡谷，人手不多，责任却重，指导员说：“我们要把国旗先升起来，它是戍边人守护家国的精神坐标。” 为了立起一座旗台，大家顺着河道走了两三公里，弯腰捡回一筐筐圆润的鹅卵石。第一次浇筑基座那天，房国庆主动揽下和水泥的活，太稠了抹不开，太稀了不牢固，戈壁滩上的水格外金贵，他一瓢一瓢精准添水，生怕影响了旗台的结实度。水泥拌好后，队里手艺最好的班长抹出平平整整的水泥面。那一夜，房国庆和班长几乎没合眼，每隔一段时间就起来查看旗台情况。到了后半夜，峡谷里的气温直线往下掉，水泥彻底冻住，抹子轻轻一刮，表面哗哗往下掉渣。班长叹了口气：“不行，重来。” 第二次浇筑，炊事班特意烧了一锅温水。温乎的水泥重新和好，大家一点点往基座上抹。为了不让水泥再被冻坏，房国庆和战友抱来两床棉被，待水泥稍干后隔着塑料布用棉被严严实实裹住旗台。后半夜，气温跌到了零下30摄氏度，房国庆几次裹着大衣出来检查。天边泛起一线鱼肚白时，旗台表面的水泥彻底凝固了。房国庆蹲下去，用手指在台面上轻轻敲了两下，发出闷实的声响，他开心地笑着：“成了！” 第二天一早，国旗准时升起。太阳刚好从山脊线上露头，暖金色的晨光照耀着随风舒展的国旗，那一抹红格外鲜亮。第一次参加巡逻，房国庆被风沙吹得几乎迈不动步。他束紧装具，半眯着眼，2小时过去，才终于翻过最后一道覆着碎石的山梁。房国庆只觉得脚底生疼，一旁的战友问道：“顶得住吗？”他抬头一瞥，远远望见营区方向一抹迎风飘扬的红，心中顿时涌起一股力量，随即咬牙回答：“我能坚持！” 春去秋来，旗台原本锋利的边角被风沙磨出柔和的弧度，房国庆也渐渐成长为一名经验丰富的班长。在他心中，鲜艳的五星红旗像一团燃烧的火焰，映照着他和战友们滚烫的初心。随着执勤点条件越来越好，大家决定建一座新旗台。拆老旗台那天，房国庆从碎掉的水泥块里捡起一块鹅卵石，仔细擦干净上面的灰尘后，将它放进执勤点荣誉柜，旁边贴了一张老旗台的照片。新兵到来那天，房国庆带着大家走近荣誉柜。新兵们挨个摸了摸那块石头，听房国庆讲过去的故事：“巡逻走到山梁上，寒风里守哨时，看见旗杆上的那抹红，就知道身后是家，也是国。” 远处，祁连山静静矗立，官兵日夜守护的湛蓝水线依旧在峡谷的褶皱里若隐若现。一代代官兵在这座旗台下集合升旗、出发巡逻，把青春和坚守融进那抹鲜亮的红。

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Source-stated publication date	2026-11-07
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