Chinese surveying team reaches Mount Qomolangma summit

By Yang Wanli | chinadaily.com.cn/Xinhua | Updated: 2020-05-27 07:00
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Staff members celebrate the summiting of Mount Qomolangma by a Chinese surveying team at the Mount Qomolangma base camp in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, May 27, 2020. A Chinese surveying team reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma on Wednesday morning to conduct a series of surveys on the pinnacle of the planet. The event marked a crucial step in China's mission to remeasure the height of the world's highest peak, which scientists believe will enhance human knowledge of nature and help boost scientific development. After summiting, team members began erecting a survey marker on the snow-covered peak, which measures less than 20 square meters. [Photo/Xinhua]

The measurement was jointly organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the General Administration of Sports of China and the regional government of the Tibet autonomous region.

The 1st Geodetic Surveying Brigade under the ministry, as well as members of the China Mountaineering Team, are the two parties undertaking the challenging mission, according to Wang Yongfeng, deputy head of the mountaineering sports management center with the sports administration.

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