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Background

Icebreaker Snow Dragon

Xuelong (Snow Dragon) is China's first icebreaker and was built in Ukraine in 1993. China spent 31 million yuan (US$3.7 million) to convert it into a transport ship for Antarctic expeditions. It replaced China's first ice going vessel, Jidi in 1994 and has remained in service ever since. More

Polar Stations

Major Achievements

22nd Antarctic Expedition

The 3rd Antarctic Station Antarctic Zhongshan Station Antarctic Great Wall Station Arctic Yellow River Station

· 'PANDA' to Plumb Depths of South Pole · Expedition Yields Exciting New Finds · Antarctic Islands to Get Pinyin Names · Construction of First Polar Research Base · 3rd Exploration Station to Appear in South Pole   · China Draws First Map for Antarctic Inland · Arctic May Have No Ice at All in 55 Years · China to Name Frigid Antarctica Islands · Penguins from Antarctica Settle Down in Dalian · Arctic Icecap to Melt Completely by 2080   · China Joins Arctic Studies Committee · Ice Coring from Antarctic Dome Sent back · Post Office Set up in Antarctica · Expedition Reaches Antarctic Icecap Peak · Polar Explorers Scale Dome A Peak   More Photo Gallery Background   Annual Report on Polar Exploration (2005)   20 Years of Antarctic Research   International Cooperation in Polar Research 　   Retrospect of China's Arctic Study   Arctic Research Expedition   Polar Research Institute of China More

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