Female soldiers receive training at Zhurihe training base in N China (9/10)

Female soldiers receive rappelling training at the Zhurihe training base in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 16, 2013. The first female special forces unit established by the Chinese People's Liberation Army received intensive training as the Army Day is coming. The youngest soldier of the unit is 18 years old while the oldest one is 26. All of the female soldiers have college degrees or above and have been trained to master special combat skills. (Xinhua/Wang Jianmin)