A member of China's 41st Antarctic expedition team directs unloading operations on China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2 in Antarctica, Dec. 8, 2024. Currently on China's 41st Antarctic expedition, research icebreakers Xuelong and Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon and Snow Dragon 2, carried out unloading operations surrounding Zhongshan Station, a Chinese research base in Antarctica. (Xinhua/Huang Taoming)