China's 40th Antarctic expedition team to return home

This photo taken on Dec. 1, 2024 shows a view of icebergs 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. (Xinhua/Huang Taoming)