A massive forest fire erupted this weekend killing 27 firefighters and three helpers in southwest China's Sichuan Province. All of their bodies were found on Monday, with 24 firemen being in their 20s. Young and enthusiastic, Chinese firefighters save nature and protect people and animals from danger. As a firefighter and photographer, Cheng Xueli captured the behind-the-scenes look of firefighters' daily work. /VCG Photo

A group of firefighters stood on top of the hill in southwest China's Sichuan Province to check the fire situation on April 16, 2014. /VCG Photo

Firefighters took off their cold shoes and warm up in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on May 20, 2017. /VCG Photo

A firefighter suddenly turned back to ask his comrades to spray water on his face to withstand the heat of the fire in southwest China's Sichuan Province on March 8, 2015. /VCG Photo

A firefighter stayed at the scene after extinguishing the forest fire in southwest China's Sichuan Province on March 19, 2017. /VCG Photo

Tired and exhausted, a firefighter rest on the ground in southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 9, 2018. /VCG Photo