Li Wenqi poses for a photo with her adopted dog on a walkway in Longhua District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 24, 2020. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)
SHENZHEN, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Li Wenqi, born in 1993, has a job in southern Chinese modern metropolis of Shenzhen. During the traditional lunar New Year holidays this year, Li returned for family reunion as usual to her hometown of Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
However, influenced by the sudden COVID-19 pandemic, Li couldn't travel back to Shenzhen after the holidays and had to stay at home like others in the country to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
When she heard from a friend that a local community lacked volunteers for its pandemic prevention work, Li filed for a checking post at the community. Every day, she worked nearly 12 hours to check the permits of vehicles into and out of the community.
As the pandemic wanes in the country, enterprises have been allowed to gradually restart business. On March 11, Li returned to Shenzhen and got back to work at a stereo speaker store.
"During the pandemic, young generation, most of whom were born in the 1990s, made contributions to fight against the novel coronavirus, and I felt so proud as one of them," said Li.
Combo photo shows Li Wenqi preparing for work at a pandemic prevention checking point in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 3, 2020 (upper, taken by Wang Jianwei) and Li Wenqi testing equipment at a stereo speaker store in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 23, 2020 (lower, taken by Liang Xu). (Xinhua)
Combo photo shows Li Wenqi being on duty at a pandemic prevention checking point in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 3, 2020 (upper, taken aerially by Wang Jianwei) and Li Wenqi taking a walk with her adopted dog in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 24, 2020 (lower, taken by Liang Xu). (Xinhua)
Combo photo shows Li Wenqi having lunch at a pandemic prevention checking point in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 3, 2020 (upper, taken by Wang Jianwei) and Li Wenqi having lunch at her apartment in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 24, 2020 (lower, taken by Liang Xu). (Xinhua)
Li Wenqi makes lunch at her apartment in Longhua District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 24, 2020.(Xinhua/Liang Xu)
Combo photo shows Li Wenqi on duty at a pandemic prevention checking point in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 29, 2020 (upper, taken by Wang Jianwei) and Li Wenqi gesturing in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 24, 2020 (lower, taken by Liang Xu). (Xinhua)
Li Wenqi jogs with her adopted dog on a walkway in Longhua District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 24, 2020. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)
Combo photo shows Li Wenqi checking the permit of a vehicle at a pandemic prevention checking point in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 3, 2020 (upper, taken by Wang Jianwei) and Li Wenqi introducing a speaker to a customer at a stereo speaker store in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 23, 2020 (lower, taken by Liang Xu). (Xinhua)■
