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Arctic Ocean Scientific Expedition

Scientific expedition team members retrieve a benthic lander while conducting scientific research in the Arctic Ocean aboard China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, Aug. 14, 2025. China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, arrived in Shanghai on Friday, marking the completion of the country's hitherto largest Arctic Ocean scientific expedition. A total of 100 members of China's 15th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition were aboard the vessel. Organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources, this round of Arctic survey was jointly carried out by four vessels, including Xuelong 2, Jidi, Shenhai-1 and Tansuo-3. This Arctic expedition has further enhanced China's understanding of the rapid changes in the Arctic Ocean and their impacts, providing important support for a deeper understanding and effective response to global climate change, according to the researchers. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Shiping/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Arctic Ocean Scientific Expedition

The scientific expedition team members deploy ice-based buoys in the high-latitude waters of the Arctic Ocean, Aug. 25, 2025. China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, arrived in Shanghai on Friday, marking the completion of the country's hitherto largest Arctic Ocean scientific expedition. A total of 100 members of China's 15th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition were aboard the vessel. Organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources, this round of Arctic survey was jointly carried out by four vessels, including Xuelong 2, Jidi, Shenhai-1 and Tansuo-3. This Arctic expedition has further enhanced China's understanding of the rapid changes in the Arctic Ocean and their impacts, providing important support for a deeper understanding and effective response to global climate change, according to the researchers. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Shiping/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Arctic Ocean Scientific Expedition

A Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) sensor is retrieved to China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, Sept. 8, 2025. China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, arrived in Shanghai on Friday, marking the completion of the country's hitherto largest Arctic Ocean scientific expedition. A total of 100 members of China's 15th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition were aboard the vessel. Organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources, this round of Arctic survey was jointly carried out by four vessels, including Xuelong 2, Jidi, Shenhai-1 and Tansuo-3. This Arctic expedition has further enhanced China's understanding of the rapid changes in the Arctic Ocean and their impacts, providing important support for a deeper understanding and effective response to global climate change, according to the researchers. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Shiping/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Arctic Ocean Scientific Expedition

A drone photo taken on Sept. 26, 2025 shows China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2 berthed at a dock in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 26, 2025. China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, arrived in Shanghai on Friday, marking the completion of the country's hitherto largest Arctic Ocean scientific expedition. A total of 100 members of China's 15th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition were aboard the vessel. Organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources, this round of Arctic survey was jointly carried out by four vessels, including Xuelong 2, Jidi, Shenhai-1 and Tansuo-3. This Arctic expedition has further enhanced China's understanding of the rapid changes in the Arctic Ocean and their impacts, providing important support for a deeper understanding and effective response to global climate change, according to the researchers. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Shiping/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Arctic Ocean Scientific Expedition

A drone photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2 conducting scientific research in the Arctic Ocean. China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, arrived in Shanghai on Friday, marking the completion of the country's hitherto largest Arctic Ocean scientific expedition. A total of 100 members of China's 15th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition were aboard the vessel. Organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources, this round of Arctic survey was jointly carried out by four vessels, including Xuelong 2, Jidi, Shenhai-1 and Tansuo-3. This Arctic expedition has further enhanced China's understanding of the rapid changes in the Arctic Ocean and their impacts, providing important support for a deeper understanding and effective response to global climate change, according to the researchers. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Shiping/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-SOUTH CHINA SEA-ANCIENT SHIPWRECKS-RELICS (CN)

(231019) -- HAIKOU, Oct. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 10, 2023 shows the scientific research ship Tansuo-2 carrying submersible Shenhai Yongshi (Deep Sea Warrior) returning to Sanya of south China's Hainan Province after conducting deep-sea archaeological investigation in the South China Sea. Nearly 580 pieces (sets) of cultural relics have been unearthed from two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea, according to the National Cultural Heritage Administration on Thursday. The relics, which include porcelain, pottery, and timber, provide concrete evidence that the Chinese ancestors explored, utilized, and traded in the South China Sea, said the administration at a press conference. The two shipwrecks from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) were found about 1,500 meters below sea level, it said, adding that they are an important witness of trade and cultural exchanges along the ancient Maritime Silk Road. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

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CHINA-SOUTH CHINA SEA-ANCIENT SHIPWRECK-ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION (CN)

(230531) -- HAIKOU, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The crewed submersible Shenhai Yongshi (Deep Sea Warrior) is released from the scientific research ship Tansuo-1 and prepares to submerge into the sea for conducting underwater investigation in the South China Sea, May 24, 2023. An iron anchor and a box have been discovered near one of the two South China Sea ancient shipwrecks where a Chinese archaeological investigation is ongoing. Approved by the National Cultural Heritage Administration, a deep-sea archaeological team is conducting the first stage of investigations at the site of the No. 1 and No. 2 shipwrecks near the northwest continental slope of the South China Sea. The investigation will run from late May to early June this year. The iron anchor and the box were discovered in the southwestern direction of the No. 1 shipwreck site, with a distance of about 50 meters between them. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-SOUTH CHINA SEA-ANCIENT SHIPWRECK-ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION (CN)

(230531) -- HAIKOU, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The crewed submersible Shenhai Yongshi (Deep Sea Warrior) is released from the scientific research ship Tansuo-1 and prepares to submerge into the sea for conducting underwater investigation in the South China Sea, May 24, 2023. An iron anchor and a box have been discovered near one of the two South China Sea ancient shipwrecks where a Chinese archaeological investigation is ongoing. Approved by the National Cultural Heritage Administration, a deep-sea archaeological team is conducting the first stage of investigations at the site of the No. 1 and No. 2 shipwrecks near the northwest continental slope of the South China Sea. The investigation will run from late May to early June this year. The iron anchor and the box were discovered in the southwestern direction of the No. 1 shipwreck site, with a distance of about 50 meters between them. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-SOUTH CHINA SEA-ANCIENT SHIPWRECK-ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION (CN)

(230531) -- HAIKOU, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- China's scientific research ship Tansuo-1 sails near the site of the No. 1 and No. 2 shipwrecks near the northwest continental slope of the South China Sea, May 24, 2023. An iron anchor and a box have been discovered near one of the two South China Sea ancient shipwrecks where a Chinese archaeological investigation is ongoing. Approved by the National Cultural Heritage Administration, a deep-sea archaeological team is conducting the first stage of investigations at the site of the No. 1 and No. 2 shipwrecks near the northwest continental slope of the South China Sea. The investigation will run from late May to early June this year. The iron anchor and the box were discovered in the southwestern direction of the No. 1 shipwreck site, with a distance of about 50 meters between them. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-SOUTH CHINA SEA-ANCIENT SHIPWRECK-ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION (CN)

(230531) -- HAIKOU, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 22, 2023 shows China's scientific research ship Tansuo-1 in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. An iron anchor and a box have been discovered near one of the two South China Sea ancient shipwrecks where a Chinese archaeological investigation is ongoing. Approved by the National Cultural Heritage Administration, a deep-sea archaeological team is conducting the first stage of investigations at the site of the No. 1 and No. 2 shipwrecks near the northwest continental slope of the South China Sea. The investigation will run from late May to early June this year. The iron anchor and the box were discovered in the southwestern direction of the No. 1 shipwreck site, with a distance of about 50 meters between them. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-SOUTH CHINA SEA-ANCIENT SHIPWRECK-ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION (CN)

(230531) -- HAIKOU, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A hydronaut unhitches the rope on the crewed submersible Shenhai Yongshi (Deep Sea Warrior) from the scientific research ship Tansuo-1 to make preparations for underwater investigation in the South China Sea, May 26, 2023. An iron anchor and a box have been discovered near one of the two South China Sea ancient shipwrecks where a Chinese archaeological investigation is ongoing. Approved by the National Cultural Heritage Administration, a deep-sea archaeological team is conducting the first stage of investigations at the site of the No. 1 and No. 2 shipwrecks near the northwest continental slope of the South China Sea. The investigation will run from late May to early June this year. The iron anchor and the box were discovered in the southwestern direction of the No. 1 shipwreck site, with a distance of about 50 meters between them. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-SOUTH CHINA SEA-ANCIENT SHIPWRECK-ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION (CN)

(230531) -- HAIKOU, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Archaeologists work on the archaeological data collected underwater at the scientific research ship Tansuo-1 in the South China Sea, May 24, 2023. An iron anchor and a box have been discovered near one of the two South China Sea ancient shipwrecks where a Chinese archaeological investigation is ongoing. Approved by the National Cultural Heritage Administration, a deep-sea archaeological team is conducting the first stage of investigations at the site of the No. 1 and No. 2 shipwrecks near the northwest continental slope of the South China Sea. The investigation will run from late May to early June this year. The iron anchor and the box were discovered in the southwestern direction of the No. 1 shipwreck site, with a distance of about 50 meters between them. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-SOUTH CHINA SEA-ANCIENT SHIPWRECK-ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION (CN)

(230531) -- HAIKOU, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A hydronaut works on the archaeological data collected underwater at the scientific research ship Tansuo-1 in the South China Sea, May 25, 2023. An iron anchor and a box have been discovered near one of the two South China Sea ancient shipwrecks where a Chinese archaeological investigation is ongoing. Approved by the National Cultural Heritage Administration, a deep-sea archaeological team is conducting the first stage of investigations at the site of the No. 1 and No. 2 shipwrecks near the northwest continental slope of the South China Sea. The investigation will run from late May to early June this year. The iron anchor and the box were discovered in the southwestern direction of the No. 1 shipwreck site, with a distance of about 50 meters between them. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-SOUTH CHINA SEA-ANCIENT SHIPWRECK-ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION (CN)

(230531) -- HAIKOU, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 26, 2023 shows the crewed submersible Shenhai Yongshi (Deep Sea Warrior), which is used for collecting underwater archaeological data, aboard the scientific research ship Tansuo-1 in the South China Sea. An iron anchor and a box have been discovered near one of the two South China Sea ancient shipwrecks where a Chinese archaeological investigation is ongoing. Approved by the National Cultural Heritage Administration, a deep-sea archaeological team is conducting the first stage of investigations at the site of the No. 1 and No. 2 shipwrecks near the northwest continental slope of the South China Sea. The investigation will run from late May to early June this year. The iron anchor and the box were discovered in the southwestern direction of the No. 1 shipwreck site, with a distance of about 50 meters between them. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-ANCIENT SHIPWRECKS-INVESTIGATION-SOUTH CHINA SEA (CN)

(230521) -- SANYA, May 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- China's scientific research ship Tansuo-1 carrying the crewed submersible Shenhai Yongshi (Deep Sea Warrior) is seen in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, after completing the first archaeological survey of the No. 1 shipwreck, located near the northwest continental slope of the South China Sea, May 21, 2023. An archaeological investigation on two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea was launched on Saturday, opening a new chapter of China's deep-sea archaeology, according to a press conference held Sunday in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

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CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH MISSION-COMPLETION (CN)

(230311) -- SANYA, March 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Scientific research ship Tansuo-1, carrying the deep-sea manned submersible Fendouzhe (Striver), arrives in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, March 11, 2023. China's scientific research ship Tansuo-1 returned to the city of Sanya in south China's Hainan Province on Saturday, after completing its first international manned deep-diving scientific research mission in waters surrounding Oceania. The vessel, carrying the deep-sea manned submersible Fendouzhe (Striver), began its mission in October 2022. It traveled for 157 days and sailed more than 22,000 nautical miles around Oceania, according to the Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. A total of 10 domestic and international organizations participated in the voyage. During the expedition, the Fendouzhe successfully completed 63 dives, four of which exceeded a depth of 10,000 meters. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan)

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CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH MISSION-COMPLETION (CN)

(230311) -- SANYA, March 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Scientific research ship Tansuo-1, carrying the deep-sea manned submersible Fendouzhe (Striver), arrives in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, March 11, 2023. China's scientific research ship Tansuo-1 returned to the city of Sanya in south China's Hainan Province on Saturday, after completing its first international manned deep-diving scientific research mission in waters surrounding Oceania. The vessel, carrying the deep-sea manned submersible Fendouzhe (Striver), began its mission in October 2022. It traveled for 157 days and sailed more than 22,000 nautical miles around Oceania, according to the Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. A total of 10 domestic and international organizations participated in the voyage. During the expedition, the Fendouzhe successfully completed 63 dives, four of which exceeded a depth of 10,000 meters. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan)

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CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH MISSION-COMPLETION (CN)

(230311) -- SANYA, March 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Researchers involved in the scientific research mission shake hands with the waiting crowds upon their arrival in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, March 11, 2023. China's scientific research ship Tansuo-1 returned to the city of Sanya in south China's Hainan Province on Saturday, after completing its first international manned deep-diving scientific research mission in waters surrounding Oceania. The vessel, carrying the deep-sea manned submersible Fendouzhe (Striver), began its mission in October 2022. It traveled for 157 days and sailed more than 22,000 nautical miles around Oceania, according to the Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. A total of 10 domestic and international organizations participated in the voyage. During the expedition, the Fendouzhe successfully completed 63 dives, four of which exceeded a depth of 10,000 meters. (Xinhua/Chen Kaizi)

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CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH MISSION-COMPLETION (CN)

(230311) -- SANYA, March 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Researchers involved in the scientific research mission are welcomed by the waiting crowds upon their arrival in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, March 11, 2023. China's scientific research ship Tansuo-1 returned to the city of Sanya in south China's Hainan Province on Saturday, after completing its first international manned deep-diving scientific research mission in waters surrounding Oceania. The vessel, carrying the deep-sea manned submersible Fendouzhe (Striver), began its mission in October 2022. It traveled for 157 days and sailed more than 22,000 nautical miles around Oceania, according to the Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. A total of 10 domestic and international organizations participated in the voyage. During the expedition, the Fendouzhe successfully completed 63 dives, four of which exceeded a depth of 10,000 meters. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan)

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CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH MISSION-COMPLETION (CN)

(230311) -- SANYA, March 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Scientific research ship Tansuo-1, carrying the deep-sea manned submersible Fendouzhe (Striver), arrives in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, March 11, 2023. China's scientific research ship Tansuo-1 returned to the city of Sanya in south China's Hainan Province on Saturday, after completing its first international manned deep-diving scientific research mission in waters surrounding Oceania. The vessel, carrying the deep-sea manned submersible Fendouzhe (Striver), began its mission in October 2022. It traveled for 157 days and sailed more than 22,000 nautical miles around Oceania, according to the Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. A total of 10 domestic and international organizations participated in the voyage. During the expedition, the Fendouzhe successfully completed 63 dives, four of which exceeded a depth of 10,000 meters. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan)

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CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH MISSION-COMPLETION (CN)

(230311) -- SANYA, March 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Researchers present samples of abyssal macroorganisms, rocks, concretions, sediments in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, March 11, 2023. China's scientific research ship Tansuo-1 returned to the city of Sanya in south China's Hainan Province on Saturday, after completing its first international manned deep-diving scientific research mission in waters surrounding Oceania. The vessel, carrying the deep-sea manned submersible Fendouzhe (Striver), began its mission in October 2022. It traveled for 157 days and sailed more than 22,000 nautical miles around Oceania, according to the Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. A total of 10 domestic and international organizations participated in the voyage. During the expedition, the Fendouzhe successfully completed 63 dives, four of which exceeded a depth of 10,000 meters. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan)

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CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH MISSION-COMPLETION (CN)

(230311) -- SANYA, March 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Samples of abyssal macroorganisms, rocks, concretions, sediments are presented in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, March 11, 2023. China's scientific research ship Tansuo-1 returned to the city of Sanya in south China's Hainan Province on Saturday, after completing its first international manned deep-diving scientific research mission in waters surrounding Oceania. The vessel, carrying the deep-sea manned submersible Fendouzhe (Striver), began its mission in October 2022. It traveled for 157 days and sailed more than 22,000 nautical miles around Oceania, according to the Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. A total of 10 domestic and international organizations participated in the voyage. During the expedition, the Fendouzhe successfully completed 63 dives, four of which exceeded a depth of 10,000 meters. (Xinhua/Chen Kaizi)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-AERIAL PHOTO

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 16, 2021 shows the deep-sea manned submersible Shenhai Yongshi (Deep Sea Warrior) and its mother ship Tansuo-2. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)