# border guards

Songs, Snow and Sacrifice: How a Remote Spanggur Outpost Sustains China’s Frontier Presence

At a remote high‑altitude outpost by Spanggur Lake, China’s border troops sustain presence through ritual, mutual care and small infrastructural projects. A company anthem and the memorial to a fallen pack horse have become focal points for morale, civil‑military outreach and a broader narrative linking frontier sacrifice to national cohesion.