Chinese icebreaker returns to Shanghai after polar research
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2025-04-09 10:25
Share
Share - WeChat
On April 8, Chinese polar research icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, returned to Shanghai, marking the successful completion of the main tasks by China's 41st Antarctic expedition team.
The team, comprising 516 members from 118 domestic and overseas institutions, voyaged a total distance of over 27,000 nautical miles in 159 days.
- Curtain comes down on Shanghai's popular tourism festival
- Local team effort enables evacuation of hikers from Qomolangma
- Mainland slams Taiwan leader's separatist narrative
- China, Malaysia to hold joint military drill
- Over 2.4b cross-regional trips expected during Golden Week
- China uses seawater for equipment cooling
