'Border mothers' give love to children of poor families in Tibet

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Photo shows border mother Liu Lian taking a picture with her 'claimed sons' on Oct. 27, 2018. (Photo/Xinhua)

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Photo shows border mother Liu Lian showing a drone to students of Dingjie Central Primary School on Oct. 27, 2018.(Photo/Xinhua)

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Photo shows border mother Xu Jing talking with the students about their studies on Oct. 26, 2018. (Photo/Xinhua)

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Photo shows border mother Yang Wayu and Liu Lian chatting with the children in the dorm on Oct. 26, 2018. (Photo/Xinhua)

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Photo shows border mother Xu Jing teaching dance to the students Oct. 27, 2018. (Photo/Xinhua)

Dingjie border police station of Tibet Public Security Frontier Corps has carried out an activity of 'border mothers' helping children of poor families. Nine female officers, called border mothers, have claimed 15 poverty-stricken children from Dingjie Central Primary School. Among those children, the youngest is 4 and the eldest is 14. These young border mothers, some of whom also have their own children, visit their 'claimed kids' at least twice a month. The border mothers’ responsibilities are to give the children mental and material support and guide them to grow up healthily.