Xinhua Headlines: China takes Mount Qomolangma scientific expedition to new heights

Xinhua Headlines: China takes Mount Qomolangma scientific expedition to new heights

(220521) -- LHASA, May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Scientific researchers celebrate when floating airship "Jimu No.1" type III reaches the altitude above 9,000 meters in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Tian Jinwen)

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