Ex-servicemen cry as they say goodbye to their fellow soldiers following the end of their army service term at a railway station in Liaoyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province November 24.

Ex-servicemen head for the waiting hall as they attend a farewell ceremony following the end of their army service term at a railway station in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province November 25.

Ex-servicemen wave in the carriage as they say goodbye to their fellow soldiers.

Ex-servicemen are ready to get on the rain.

Ex-servicemen cry as they say goodbye to their fellow soldiers.

(China Daily November 27, 2006)