China's Icebreaker Crosses Equator, Enters Southern Hemisph

China's icebreaker Xuelong 2 sails near the equator, October 24, 2019. China's first domestically made polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, crossed the equator and entered the southern hemisphere for the China's 36th Antarctic expedition after it started its maiden voyage from the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen on October 15. [Xinhua/Liu Shiping]

China's icebreaker Xuelong 2 sails near the equator, October 24, 2019. China's first domestically made polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, crossed the equator and entered the southern hemisphere for the China's 36th Antarctic expedition after it started its maiden voyage from the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen on October 15. [Xinhua/Liu Shiping]

Members of China's 36th Antarctic expedition team participate in a tug-of-war competition aboard Xuelong 2 to mark its crossing the equator, October 24, 2019. China's first domestically made polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, crossed the equator and entered the southern hemisphere for the China's 36th Antarctic expedition after it started its maiden voyage from the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen on October 15. [Xinhua/Liu Shiping]

Members of China's 36th Antarctic expedition team pose for photos aboard Xuelong 2 to mark its crossing the equator, October 24, 2019. China's first domestically made polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, crossed the equator and entered the southern hemisphere for the China's 36th Antarctic expedition after it started its maiden voyage from the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen on October 15. [Xinhua/Liu Shiping]

Members of China's 36th Antarctic expedition team pose for photos aboard Xuelong 2 to mark its crossing the equator, October 24, 2019. China's first domestically made polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, crossed the equator and entered the southern hemisphere for the China's 36th Antarctic expedition after it started its maiden voyage from the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen on October 15. [Xinhua/Liu Shiping]

(Source: Xinhua)