New recruits stand to form a Chinese character Chun, meaning spring season, to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival which falls on February 7 this year at a military training base in Haikou, South China's Hainan Province, January 31, 2008. More than 200 freshmen will spend the traditional Chinese festival for the first time in this brigade. [Xinhua]
New recruits hold red lanterns at a military training base in Haikou, South China's Hainan Province, January 31, 2008. More than 200 freshmen will spend this year's Spring Festival for the first time in this brigade. [Xinhua]
