FILE: Antarctica - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Aerial shot of Qinling Station
2. Outside facilities
3. Various of China's 41st Antarctic expedition team members performing different tasks
4. Various of cranes in operation
5. Various of expedition team members working; facility installation in progress
6. Various of surrounding area of Qinling Station, facilities, expedition team members

Shanghai, China - April 8, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Hu Hongqiao, deputy leader, China's 41st Antarctic expedition team (ending with shots 8-11):
"During the overwintering mission from March to November this year, we'll continue to push forward the interior architecture engineering of Qinling Station's main building, install pipeline systems, and conduct finishing works like system integration and testing. Construction, testing, and operations will proceed simultaneously to ensure everything at the station runs smoothly and safely."

FILE: Antarctica - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Qingling Station
9. Various of facilities; facility installation efforts in progress
10. Screen showing information about wastewater treatment facility
11. Aerial shots of surrounding area of Qinling Station

Qinling Station, the newest of China's five Antarctic research outposts, is now fully equipped to support overwintering expeditions, following the completion of the main missions of the country's 41st Antarctic expedition, the Ministry of Natural Resources announced on Tuesday.

Chinese research icebreaker Xuelong returned to Shanghai on Tuesday after completing its mission as part of the 41st Antarctic expedition, while Xuelong 2 is scheduled to return in June after completing the joint voyage in the Ross Sea. The expedition involved 516 members from 118 domestic and international institutions.

During the expedition, the team overcame a range of challenging natural conditions and completed various tasks to improve Qinling Station's capabilities within 65 days. They installed important systems such as new energy, communication, seawater desalination, and wastewater treatment, which make the scientific research station capable of supporting overwintering expeditions.

Currently, 43 team members are stationed there to carry out the overwintering mission.

"During the overwintering mission from March to November this year, we'll continue to push forward the interior architecture engineering of Qinling Station's main building, install pipeline systems, and conduct finishing works like system integration and testing. Construction, testing, and operations will proceed simultaneously to ensure everything at the station runs smoothly and safely," Hu Hongqiao, deputy leader of China's 41st Antarctic expedition team, said at a press conference in Shanghai on Tuesday.