| Crew members of the Chinese Antarctic exploration vessel, Snow Dragon, wave to the crowd upon their arrival in Shanghai, on April 9, 2009. The Snow Dragon, or Xuelong in Chinese, arrived in Shanghai on Thursday, marking the conclusion of China's 25th Antarctic scientific expedition. The expedition team fulfilled the task of erecting the new research station Kunlun at Dome Argus (Dome A), the pole's highest icecap, which is 4,093 meters above sea level. The vessel stopped in the Kaohsiung Port to have the cross-Strait polar research exchanges during its return in April. (Xinhua) |
