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Xinhua Headlines: China passes landmark law to protect Qinghai-Tibet Plateau ecosystem

(230426) -- BEIJING, April 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows a view of the East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230526) -- LHASA, May 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 25, 2023 shows lakes formed by water melted from Rongbuk glacier seen at an altitude of 7,000 meters in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo by Tenzin Norbu/Xinhua)

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCENERY (CN)

(230525) -- LHASA, May 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken in the noon of May 12, 2023 shows Central Rongbuk glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (CN)

(230524) -- LHASA, May 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Qiu Haiying, a researcher with the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), checks the water quality of Rongbuk Glacier near the mountaineering base camp in the Qomolangma National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 14, 2023. The 2023 Mt. Qomolangma expedition is part of the second comprehensive scientific expedition on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, initiated in 2017. Since the end of April, a total of 170 scientists across five teams have been conducting research on the water, ecology and human activities around the Mt. Qomolangma region, aiming to reveal the mechanism of environmental change and optimize the ecological security barrier system on the plateau. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-RONGBUK GLACIER (CN)

(230517) -- LHASA, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 15, 2023 shows Central Rongbuk glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With the east, central, and west branches, Rongbuk glacier is the biggest and most famous compound valley glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-RONGBUK GLACIER (CN)

(230517) -- LHASA, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 15, 2023 shows Central Rongbuk glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With the east, central, and west branches, Rongbuk glacier is the biggest and most famous compound valley glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-RONGBUK GLACIER (CN)

(230517) -- LHASA, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 15, 2023 shows Central Rongbuk glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With the east, central, and west branches, Rongbuk glacier is the biggest and most famous compound valley glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-RONGBUK GLACIER (CN)

(230517) -- LHASA, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 15, 2023 shows Central Rongbuk glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With the east, central, and west branches, Rongbuk glacier is the biggest and most famous compound valley glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-RONGBUK GLACIER (CN)

(230517) -- LHASA, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 16, 2023 shows Mount Qomolangma and Rongbuk glacier in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With the east, central, and west branches, Rongbuk glacier is the biggest and most famous compound valley glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-RONGBUK GLACIER (CN)

(230517) -- LHASA, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 15, 2023 shows Central Rongbuk glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With the east, central, and west branches, Rongbuk glacier is the biggest and most famous compound valley glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-RONGBUK GLACIER (CN)

(230517) -- LHASA, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 15, 2023 shows Central Rongbuk glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With the east, central, and west branches, Rongbuk glacier is the biggest and most famous compound valley glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-RONGBUK GLACIER (CN)

(230517) -- LHASA, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 15, 2023 shows Central Rongbuk glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With the east, central, and west branches, Rongbuk glacier is the biggest and most famous compound valley glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-RONGBUK GLACIER (CN)

(230517) -- LHASA, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 12, 2023 shows a lake formed by water melted from Rongbuk glacier, in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With the east, central, and west branches, Rongbuk glacier is the biggest and most famous compound valley glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-RONGBUK GLACIER (CN)

(230517) -- LHASA, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 16, 2023 shows Mount Qomolangma and Rongbuk glacier in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With the east, central, and west branches, Rongbuk glacier is the biggest and most famous compound valley glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-RONGBUK GLACIER (CN)

(230517) -- LHASA, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panorama photo taken on May 16, 2023 shows Central Rongbuk glacier (L) and West Rongbuk glacier (R) at the foot of Mount Qomolangma, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With the east, central, and west branches, Rongbuk glacier is the biggest and most famous compound valley glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-RONGBUK GLACIER (CN)

(230517) -- LHASA, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 15, 2023 shows Central Rongbuk glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With the east, central, and west branches, Rongbuk glacier is the biggest and most famous compound valley glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-RONGBUK GLACIER (CN)

(230517) -- LHASA, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 15, 2023 shows Central Rongbuk glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With the east, central, and west branches, Rongbuk glacier is the biggest and most famous compound valley glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-RONGBUK GLACIER (CN)

(230517) -- LHASA, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 15, 2023 shows Central Rongbuk glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With the east, central, and west branches, Rongbuk glacier is the biggest and most famous compound valley glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-RONGBUK GLACIER (CN)

(230517) -- LHASA, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 15, 2023 shows Central Rongbuk glacier (front) and West Rongbuk glacier (rear) at the foot of Mount Qomolangma, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With the east, central, and west branches, Rongbuk glacier is the biggest and most famous compound valley glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-RONGBUK GLACIER (CN)

(230517) -- LHASA, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 12, 2023 shows Central Rongbuk glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With the east, central, and west branches, Rongbuk glacier is the biggest and most famous compound valley glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-RONGBUK GLACIER (CN)

(230517) -- LHASA, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 15, 2023 shows Central Rongbuk glacier (L) and West Rongbuk glacier (R) at the foot of Mount Qomolangma, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With the east, central, and west branches, Rongbuk glacier is the biggest and most famous compound valley glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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China's Tibet still among world's best regions in environment

STORY: China's Tibet still among world's best regions in environment DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Padkhud Lake, Yamdrok Lake, Drolmalam Lake, mount Qomolangma, mount Gang Rinpoche and Daku Valley 2. various of animals on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau STORYLINE: Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region remains one of the best environmental areas in the world, with local biodiversity and ecosystems remaining stable in 2021, according to a report issued in June. The water quality of major rivers and lakes in Tibet was generally good last year. Surface water in rivers including Yarlung Zangbo River and Lhasa River was graded Class II, and that of the Rongbuk River under Mount Qomolangma reached Class I, said the report released by the regional department of ecology and environment. Tibet has made remarkable achievements in ecological protection and restoration in recent years. It has strengthened the protection of a river source sys

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-GLACIERS(CN)

(220617) -- LHASA, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone on May 6, 2022 shows the Rongbuk glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo by Kang Shichang/Xinhua)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-GLACIERS(CN)

(220617) -- LHASA, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone on May 6, 2022 in Xigaze shows the Rongbuk glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo by Kang Shichang/Xinhua)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-GLACIERS(CN)

(220617) -- LHASA, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 8, 2022 in Xigaze shows the Rongbuk glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tian Jinwen)

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-GLACIERS(CN)

(220617) -- LHASA, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone on May 6, 2022 shows the Rongbuk glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo by Kang Shichang/Xinhua)

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

(220521) -- LHASA, May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a member of the glacier and pollutant research team working at the East Rongbuk glacier near Mount Qomolangma, May 6, 2022. (Xinhua)

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

(220521) -- LHASA, May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Scientific researchers collect water sample at the East Rongbuk glacier near Mount Qomolangma on April 30, 2022. (Xinhua/Dainzin Nyima Choktrul)

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GLOBALink | Vlog: Trip back to Mt. Qomolangma base camp

STORY: Vlog: Trip back to Mt. Qomolangma base camp DATELINE: May 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1.various of Mt. Qomolangma 2.Voice of XU MIN, Researcher of Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences STORYLINE: Voice of XU MIN, Researcher of Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences "It's the 26th day of our scientific expedition on Mt. Qomolangma. Today we'll head back to the base camp from the camp at the altitude of 6,350 meters. It's 9:00 a.m. These are the yaks. They'll leave in a while. These are the ice pinnacles at East Rongbuk. There are big ones as well as small ones which look like little tips of bamboo shoots. I see the 5,800-meter camp. We're getting closer. We are here at the 5,800-meter camp. Now we leave the camp and head for the base camp at 5,200 meters. This is the steepest route back to the Mt. Qomolangma base camp. The yaks have caught up with us. The glacial l

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Vlog: Scientific observation on Mt. Qomolangma is an extreme test

STORY: Vlog: Scientific observation on Mt. Qomolangma is an extreme test DATELINE: May 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Voice of XU MIN, Researcher of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2. various of the base camp 3. various of the expedition team STORYLINE: Chinese researchers are conducting a comprehensive scientific expedition on Mt. Qomolangma. Follow researcher Xu Min to find out how challenging their daily work is. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Voice of XU MIN, Researcher of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences "Today is the 14th day of the scientific expedition on Mt. Qomolangma. It's 7:24 in the morning. Today, we'll go to the central Rongbuk Glacier. They are about to leave. This morning, Mt. Qomolangma looks like wearing a hat. Today, their squad is heading for a place at an altitude of 6,350 meters. Is he the best guide? He has a bunch of

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a view of the East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 6, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a view of the East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 6, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows the base camp of the glacier and pollutant research team at an altitude of 5,800 meters on Mount Qomolangma, May 6, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a view of the East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 6, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kang Shichang (front) checks the working materials on Mount Qomolangma, May 6, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows Kang Shichang before the research (L) taken on May 1, 2022; and Kang Shichang after a research task of East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma taken on May 9, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a member of the glacier and pollutant research team walking past the East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 6, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a member of the glacier and pollutant research team working at the East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 5, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 1, 2022 shows members of the glacier and pollutant research team heading for the East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows members of the glacier and pollutant research team walking past the East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 7, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a member of the glacier and pollutant research team working at the East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 6, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows a view of the East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 8, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a view of the East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 7, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-GLACIER-RESEARCH (CN)

(220511) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a view of the East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 7, 2022. The new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, as part of China's second scientific research survey of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the country's first scientific research above an altitude of 8,000 meters on the peak. More than 270 scientific research members from five teams are participating in the expedition. The glacier and pollutant research team led by Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), will monitor pollutants, the Rongbuk glacier and ice lake changes, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and lakes covering the high-altitude area from the Mount Qomolangma base camp to the East Rongbuk glacier. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-DECHEN NGODRUP (CN)

(220509) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo shows Dechen Ngodrup (1st R) walking past the Rongbuk Glacier on Mount Qomolangma, May 21, 2019. On Wednesday, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. They also measured the thickness of ice and snow using high-accuracy radar and collected samples for further research at the summit. Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who had reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma four times, described the difficulty of the summiting mission this time as "beyond imagination." According to him, everything went smoothly until they left the final camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters for the summit at 3 a.m. Wednesday, when they had to walk through snow that reached their knees. "The safety ropes along the route were all buried by snow. With

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Chinese researchers performing "physical checkup" on Mount Qomolangma glacier

STORY: Chinese researchers performing "physical checkup" on Mount Qomolangma glacier DATELINE: May 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese scientific expedition team 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG WENQIANG, PhD, Center for the Pan-Third Pole Environment, Lanzhou University STORYLINE: Chinese scientific researchers are performing a "physical checkup" of the East Rongbuk glacier at 6,350 meters above sea level on Mount Qomolangma. The checkup will provide first-hand data for the study of glacier changes on Qomolangma, ranging from visible glacier changes to high precision 3D laser scanning at the millimeter level, as well as more microscopic scientific observations. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG WENQIANG, PhD, Center for the Pan-Third Pole Environment, Lanzhou University "We will collect ice and snow samples of the East Rongbuk glacier, as well as soil samples and runoff samples along the way. We will take these samples back to analy

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU-NEW SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION (CN)

(220502) -- XIGAZE, May 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 1, 2022 shows members of a scientific research team marching towards East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma. China has started a new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak on the China-Nepal border. The expedition focuses on major scientific issues such as westerly wind-monsoon synergy, Asian water-tower change, ecosystems and biodiversity, and human activities in the Mount Qomolangma area. The expedition team will also conduct studies on environmental changes, changes in greenhouse gas concentration, ecosystem carbon sink functions, and human adaptation to extreme environments in extremely high altitude areas of the Mount Qomolangma against the backdrop of global warming, according to the research team. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU-NEW SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION (CN)

(220502) -- XIGAZE, May 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 1, 2022 shows members of a scientific research team marching towards East Rongbuk glacier on Mount Qomolangma. China has started a new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak on the China-Nepal border. The expedition focuses on major scientific issues such as westerly wind-monsoon synergy, Asian water-tower change, ecosystems and biodiversity, and human activities in the Mount Qomolangma area. The expedition team will also conduct studies on environmental changes, changes in greenhouse gas concentration, ecosystem carbon sink functions, and human adaptation to extreme environments in extremely high altitude areas of the Mount Qomolangma against the backdrop of global warming, according to the research team. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU-NEW SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION (CN)

(220430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Scientific research members collect water sample at the East Rongbuk glacier near Mount Qomolangma on April 30, 2022. China has started a new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak on the China-Nepal border. The expedition is part of China's second scientific research survey on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which started in 2017. More than 270 scientific research members from 16 squads are participating in the expedition, according to the second Qinghai-Tibet Plateau comprehensive scientific research team on Thursday. (Xinhua/Dainzin Nyima Choktrul)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU-NEW SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION (CN)

(220430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A scientific research member collects water sample at the East Rongbuk glacier near Mount Qomolangma on April 30, 2022. China has started a new comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak on the China-Nepal border. The expedition is part of China's second scientific research survey on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which started in 2017. More than 270 scientific research members from 16 squads are participating in the expedition, according to the second Qinghai-Tibet Plateau comprehensive scientific research team on Thursday. (Xinhua/Dainzin Nyima Choktrul)