Three women serving in military organs were honored the title of the "Most Beautiful Soldiers in the New Era" at an award ceremony ahead of the 93rd anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA).

The three female recipients — Mahepali, Chen Jing and Zhong Yuexia — were identified as distinguished soldiers along with 10 male counterparts from a list of candidates made up of both genders, according to the results announced by the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission.

Mahepali, political instructor of a tank company in a division of the Xinjiang Military Command, is one of the 13 "Most Beautiful Soldiers in the New Era." [China Women's News]

Among the honorees is Mahepali, a political instructor for a tank company in a division of the Xinjiang Military Command who also serves as a deputy to the 13th National People's Congress.

The post-90s woman keeps pace with the times by exploring innovative theoretical learning methods, using a popular "mobile phone plus" platform to spread the CPC's theories. She is also known for her efforts to create a positive atmosphere in her team.

During her tenure in the PLA, she has learned how to drive armored vehicles and mastered a dozen types of military equipment. She has also taken responsibility for training soldiers and cultivated a combat force that was rated a "first-grade military training company."

Due to her excellent performance, she was selected as one of the "Most Beautiful Soldiers in New Era" this year.

Chen Jing is the head nurse at the Second Affiliated Hospital of the Second Military Medical University. [China Women's News]

Chen Jing is the head nurse at the Emergency Department of the Second Affiliated Hospital of the Second Military Medical University. She valiantly fought on the front line of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as a member of the army's medical team aiding Central China's Hubei Province.

Upon receiving the call on Lunar New Year's Eve, Chen rushed to Wuhan, capital city of Hubei 
Province and the country's hardest-hit place during the epidemic, to support Hankou Hospital together with a 48-member nursing team.

Later, while stationed at a makeshift hospital, she held fast to ICU wards, taking rigorous care of patients and working to save infected patients from serious complications. She also conducted strict disinfection management within the department to protect the medical workers.  

Since joining the army in 1988, Chen has taken part in numerous missions, including the fight against the SARS virus 17 years ago and humanitarian medical service in 2018, receiving second-class and third-class merit citations.

Zhong Yuexia serves as a senior nurse at the Second Affiliated Hospital of the Fourth Military Medical University. [China Women's News]

Zhong Yuexia is the chief superintendent nurse of the Second Affiliated Hospital of the Fourth Military Medical University. She has served in the armed forces for 37 years and was a member of the army's medical support team in Hubei Province amid this year's anti-epidemic battle.

Zhong hurried to Wuhan on Chinese New Year's Eve with her husband, Wang Xin, who is also a medic. After arriving at a hospital on the front line of the battle against COVID-19, she led her team members to quickly transform the wards for patient isolation.

During her time at Huoshenshan Hospital, a makeshift hospital built within two weeks to save lives in Wuhan, Zhong offered personalized care and tailored treatments for COVID-19 sufferers, working hard to relieve patients' emotional stress and strengthen their confidence to overcome the illness through psychological counseling.

(Source: PLA Daily and people.cn/Translated and edited by Women of China)