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Xuelong (Snow Dragon) is China's first icebreaker and was built in Ukraine in 1993. China spent 31 million yuan (US$3.7 million) to convert it into a transport ship for Antarctic expeditions. It replaced China's first ice going vessel, Jidi in 1994 and has remained in service ever since.
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Polar Stations Major Achievements
22nd Antarctic Expedition
The 3rd Antarctic Station
Antarctic Zhongshan Station
Antarctic Great Wall Station
Arctic Yellow River Station
· 'PANDA' to Plumb Depths of South Pole
· Expedition Yields Exciting New Finds
· Antarctic Islands to Get Pinyin Names
· Construction of First Polar Research Base
· 3rd Exploration Station to Appear in South Pole
 
· China Draws First Map for Antarctic Inland
· Arctic May Have No Ice at All in 55 Years
· China to Name Frigid Antarctica Islands
· Penguins from Antarctica Settle Down in Dalian
· Arctic Icecap to Melt Completely by 2080
 
· China Joins Arctic Studies Committee
· Ice Coring from Antarctic Dome Sent back
· Post Office Set up in Antarctica
· Expedition Reaches Antarctic Icecap Peak
· Polar Explorers Scale Dome A Peak
 
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Background
  Annual Report on Polar Exploration (2005)
  20 Years of Antarctic Research
  International Cooperation in Polar Research  
  Retrospect of China's Arctic Study
  Arctic Research Expedition
  Polar Research Institute of China
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