China's 35th Antarctic expedition has achieved fruitful results over the past three months since the research icebreaker Xuelong set off from Shanghai on November 2, 2018. After completing their research at Kunlun station and Taishan station, members of the 35th Chinese research mission are on their way back to Zhongshan station where Xuelong is also headed. | CGTN

Three ships of China's 40th Antarctic scientific expedition have all sailed through the equator, entering the Southern Hemisphere. #expedition #ship #equator | China Xinhua Sci-Tech

Zheng He led a fleet of nearly 300 ships that reached the shores of Africa centuries before Columbus. His armada was a floating city with treasure ships over 400 feet that dwarfed the three vessels later used by Columbus. Between 1405 and 1433 AD he commanded seven voyages for the Ming Dynasty emperor, crossing the Indian Ocean and visiting Southeast Asia, India, the Arabian Peninsula and East Africa. His mission was to forge diplomatic ties and trade links, returning with spices, gems and even