In Liulin Town, Yan'an City, northwestern China's Shaanxi Province, local apples have journeyed into space multiple times alongside Chinese astronauts. To grow high-altitude apples to meet strict aerospace standards, growers protect each young fruit with double-layered paper bags and install precision drip irrigation systems powered by hilltop reservoirs.

Beside the orchards, crabapple trees are planted for pollination, creating a stunning autumn landscape every September. The Long March troops once journeyed through this land with great hardship. Today, locals rely on that same resilience to send the plateau's apples into space. From the Long March road to space, the times have changed, but the spirit of striving forward remains unchanged.