Of the 439 households in Heya Village, Aksu Prefecture in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China, local police officer Elyar Abdulim, who has worked in the village for about a year, is very familiar with 50 of them. His goal is to get to know every villager so he can better understand their needs and help them with their work and daily life.
“Public assistance and community service are two of my main tasks. It’s a challenging, fulfilling and touching job for me,” the 29-year-old working at the Heya police office of the Akeqing Border Police Station told Beijing Review.
A helping hand
Elyar spends most
