This photo taken on Dec. 1, 2024 shows seals near China's Zhongshan Station in Antarctica. The overwintering squad of China's 40th Antarctic expedition team has been stationed at Zhongshan Station, a Chinese research base in Antarctica, for a year. Now, as their mission in Antarctica is coming to an end, the squad members are preparing to return home after completing the handover with the newly dispatch of China's Antarctic expedition team. [Photo/Xinhua]
A Chinese researcher works in the field near China's Zhongshan Station in Antarctica, Dec. 1, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
Zhang Dong, head of the power generation team, checks the condition of a generator at China's Zhongshan Station in Antarctica, Dec. 1, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
Wu Peng, an electronic engineer in charge of communication support, uses a walkie-talkie to communicate with team members at China's Zhongshan Station in Antarctica, Dec. 1, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
Chinese researchers work in the field near China's Zhongshan Station in Antarctica, Dec. 1, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
Chef Zhang Jiangjie prepares meal at China's Zhongshan Station in Antarctica, Dec. 1, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 7, 2024 shows a view of China's Zhongshan Station in Antarctica. [Photo/Xinhua]
Yue Yunlong, a researcher from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, conducts geomagnetic observations at China's Zhongshan Station in Antarctica, Dec. 1, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo taken on Dec. 1, 2024 shows a view of icebergs near China's Zhongshan Station in Antarctica. [Photo/Xinhua]
