Chinese polar icebreaker returns home after fruitful Antarctic research outcomes
Xinhua | April 10, 2026


Staff members unload containers from China's research icebreaker Xuelong in Shanghai, east China, April 9, 2026. Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, returned to Shanghai on Thursday after a 160-day-long voyage which formed part of the country's 42nd Antarctic expedition. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)

