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China's polar icebreaking research vessel Xuelong. /China Media Group
China's polar icebreaking research vessel Xuelong (Snow Dragon) returned to Qingdao City, east China's Shandong Province on Wednesday morning, rounding off the country's 40th Antarctic expedition.
The icebreaker will be open to public for three days there.
The icebreaker Xuelong berths at a local port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. /Ministry of Natural Resources
Organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources, China's 40th Antarctic expedition set off from east China's Shanghai Municipality on November 1, 2023. The expedition team, consisting of more than 460 members from over 80 institutions, traveled more than 30,000 nautical miles during a roughly five-month voyage.
The Antarctic expedition was for the first time supported by three vessels- two polar icebreakers the Xuelong and the Xuelong-2, and a cargo ship named Tianhui.
The Xuelong 2 icebreaker arrived in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Monday, and will be open to the public till Friday.
China's Qinling Station in Antarctica. /Ministry of Natural Resources
Despite an adverse environment, the team completed various tasks during the expedition, including the construction of the Qinling Station, the country's fifth scientific outpost and third research station on the continent that can operate all year round.