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World Para Athletics 2025 In New Delhi - India

World Para Athletics 2025 In New Delhi - India

Chen Shichang of China along with Guide Yang Linfeng compete in Men's 100m T11 Round 1 - Heat 2 during World Para Athletics 2025 at JLN Stadium in New Delhi, India on October 2, 2025. Photo by Akash Anshuman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Para Athletics 2025 - India

World Para Athletics 2025 - India

Chen Shichang of People's Republic of China competes in Men’s Long Jump T11 during the World Para Athletics 2025 at JLN Stadium in New Delhi, India on September 27, 2025. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Para Athletics 2025 - India

World Para Athletics 2025 - India

Chen Shichang of People's Republic of China competes in Men’s Long Jump T11 during the World Para Athletics 2025 at JLN Stadium in New Delhi, India on September 27, 2025. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Para Athletics 2025 - India

World Para Athletics 2025 - India

Chen Shichang of People's Republic of China competes in Men’s Long Jump T11 during the World Para Athletics 2025 at JLN Stadium in New Delhi, India on September 27, 2025. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)JAPAN-KOBE-PARA ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(SP)JAPAN-KOBE-PARA ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(240518) -- KOBE, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Di Dongdong (2nd L), Chen Shichang (4th L) and Ye Tao (2nd R) of China pose for photos during the medal ceremony of Men's Long Jump T11 at the Para Athletics World Championships held in Kobe, Japan, on May 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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(SP)JAPAN-KOBE-PARA ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(SP)JAPAN-KOBE-PARA ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(240517) -- KOBE, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Shichang of China competes during the men's long jump T11 final at the Para Athletics World Championships in Kobe, Japan, May 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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(SP)JAPAN-KOBE-PARA ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(SP)JAPAN-KOBE-PARA ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(240517) -- KOBE, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Shichang of China reacts during the men's long jump T11 final at the Para Athletics World Championships in Kobe, Japan, May 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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(SP)JAPAN-KOBE-PARA ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(SP)JAPAN-KOBE-PARA ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(240517) -- KOBE, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Shichang of China competes during the men's long jump T11 final at the Para Athletics World Championships in Kobe, Japan, May 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-GOLDEN ROOSTER AWARDS-AWARDING CEREMONY (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-GOLDEN ROOSTER AWARDS-AWARDING CEREMONY (CN)

(231105) -- XIAMEN, Nov. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Da Shichang (2nd L) and Zhai Junjie (2nd R, front) are honored with the lifetime achievement award during the awarding ceremony of the 36th Golden Rooster Awards in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 4, 2023. Winners of the 36th Golden Rooster Awards were announced Saturday evening in Xiamen. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH  (CN)

CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (CN)

(230524) -- LHASA, May 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), poses for a photo at the mountaineering base camp in the Qomolangma National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 22, 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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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH  (CN)

CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (CN)

(230524) -- LHASA, May 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kang Shichang (L), a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), discusses the formation of glacial lake with a researcher in the Mount Qomolangma region at an altitude of 5,300 meters, in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on 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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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH  (CN)

CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (CN)

(230524) -- LHASA, May 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kang Shichang (R), a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), checks an ice core, drilled from Mount Qomolangma at an altitude of 6,500 meters, at the mountaineering base camp in the Qomolangma National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 22, 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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Chinese expedition back on world's highest peak for scientific inquiry

STORY: Chinese expedition back on world's highest peak for scientific inquiry DATELINE: May 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mt. Qomolangma 2. STANDUP (English): ZHU CONG, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of the 2023 Mt. Qomolangma comprehensive scientific expedition 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO HUABIAO, Researcher with Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), CAS 5. various of the 2023 Mt. Qomolangma comprehensive scientific expedition 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): KANG SHICHANG, Researcher with Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER), CAS 7. various of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHU CONG, Xinhua correspondent "The Chinese scientific expedition team reached the summit of Mt. Qomolangma, the world's highest peak on Tuesday, to carry out scientific missions above an altitude of 8,000 meters once again since last year. Expeditionists departed the assault camp at 8,300 meters at 3 a.m. Tuesday and arri

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-GLACIERS(CN)

(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)

(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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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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Xinhua Headlines: China sets up world's highest automatic weather station

Xinhua Headlines: China sets up world's highest automatic weather station

(220504) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kang Shichang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, checks supplies at the Mount Qomolangma base camp on May 1, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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

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

(220502) -- XIGAZE, May 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kang Shichang (1st L), leader of a scientific research team, inspires his team members before a scientific expedition at the Mount Qomolangma base camp, May 1, 2022. 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/Jiang Fan)

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

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

(220502) -- XIGAZE, May 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kang Shichang, leader of a scientific research team, checks supplies before a scientific expedition at the Mount Qomolangma base camp, May 1, 2022. 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/Jiang Fan)

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