At first sight, Li Yufeng's thin and not very tall figure makes it hard to believe he can complete the task of climbing five floors along the drain pipe outside the building with his bare hands in just 10 seconds.
Beyond that, he can shoot a coin from 100 meters away and put together a disassembled gun in 20 seconds with his eyes covered.
Li, 34, joined the army in 2002, and heads the SWAT team of the Heilongjiang Corps of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force.
However, he did not do well in physical fitness tests in the very beginning of his enlistment.
He ranked after most of his comrades on 5-kilometer run tests several times continuously, which made him quite uncomfortable and so he began to amplify his effort.
Li Yufeng (left), 34, joined the army in 2002, and heads the SWAT team of the Heilongjiang Corps of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force. (Photo by Li Jianjun/Provided to China Daily)
He increased running practices to two or three times a day and every time he carried sandbags weighing 20 kilograms, double that of his comrades.
One month later, he became one of the fastest to complete the 5-kilometer run within 18 minutes.
During sniper training, Li developed several unique methods to focus that he created himself.
To train his ability to concentrate, every night he practiced threading needles and poking holes in tiny rice grains with a needle.
In addition, every time after target practice, he recorded the data about ballistic trajectory and weather conditions, including wind power and wind direction.
With the analysis of this data in his six notebooks, he learned the different rules of ballistic trajectory in different seasons, which greatly improved his shooting skills.
Due to his excellent performance, he received numerous honors and competition prizes.
(Photo by Li Jianjun/Provided to China Daily)
Among them, the most important was the Loyal Guard Award - one of the highest honors given to ordinary soldiers in the force since 1998.
He was conferred the award in 2015 for his performance in an eight-month assignment to safeguard stability in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
In September, Li was honored to be elected as a delegate candidate to the 19th CPC National Congress.
"As a grassroots Party member, I really cherish this opportunity to attend the congress," Li said. "I will bring the great changes of the grassroots units since the 18th CPC National Congress to Beijing and get the spirit of the new conference."
(Photo by Li Jianjun/Provided to China Daily)