Chinese icebreaker "Xuelong" departs from a base dock in Shanghai, east China, Nov. 7, 2015. Chinese icebreaker "Xuelong", meaning Snow Dragon in English, set off on Saturday from Shanghai for the country's 32nd scientific expedition to Antarctica. The icebreaker, carrying a 277-member expedition team, will cover about 30,000 nautical miles in the 159-day expedition. (Photo: Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)
