A day 27 years ago, hu Baisheng shucks off sandals, put on a military uniform, come to Guizhong from a mountain fastness in Hunan the storehouse of some national defence on a desert.

• 他叫胡伯生,人称“拓荒牛”,是全国绿化先进单位广州军区后勤某仓库主任。27年前的一天,胡伯生脱去草鞋,穿上军装,从湘中一个山寨里来到桂中一片荒漠上的某国防仓库。