# border posts

Walls of Keepsakes: How Remote Northern Outposts Turn Memory into Mission

Soldiers at three remote posts in the Daxing'anling forest have transformed dormitory walls into visual records of endurance and craft—photographs, grain mosaics and birch‑bark bookmarks that memorialize repairs, promotions and family ties. These grassroots practices sustain morale, preserve tacit knowledge and underscore how routine, low‑tech labor keeps strategic communications links alive in extreme winter conditions.