Members of China's 41st Antarctic expedition team unload supplies in Antarctica, Dec. 9, 2024. Currently on China's 41st Antarctic expedition, research icebreakers Xuelong and Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon and Snow Dragon 2, carried out unloading operations surrounding Zhongshan Station, a Chinese research base in Antarctica. (Photo: Xinhua)

Members of China's 41st Antarctic expedition team unload supplies in Antarctica, Dec. 3, 2024. Currently on China's 41st Antarctic expedition, research icebreakers Xuelong and Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon and Snow Dragon 2, carried out unloading operations surrounding Zhongshan Station, a Chinese research base in Antarctica. (Photo: Xinhua)

A helicopter transports supplies from China's research icebreaker Xuelong in Antarctica, Dec. 7, 2024. Currently on China's 41st Antarctic expedition, research icebreakers Xuelong and Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon and Snow Dragon 2, carried out unloading operations surrounding Zhongshan Station, a Chinese research base in Antarctica. (Photo: Xinhua)

A member of China's 41st Antarctic expedition team drives snowmobile to transport supplies to China's Zhongshan station in Antarctica, Dec. 3, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

A member of China's 41st Antarctic expedition team directs unloading operations on China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2 in Antarctica, Dec. 8, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

A helicopter unloads supplies at the China's Zhongshan station in Antarctica, Dec. 2, 2024. Currently on China's 41st Antarctic expedition, research icebreakers Xuelong and Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon and Snow Dragon 2, carried out unloading operations surrounding Zhongshan Station, a Chinese research base in Antarctica. (Photo: Xinhua)

China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2 waits for the unloading operations in Antarctica, Dec. 3, 2024. Currently on China's 41st Antarctic expedition, research icebreakers Xuelong and Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon and Snow Dragon 2, carried out unloading operations surrounding Zhongshan Station, a Chinese research base in Antarctica. (Photo: Xinhua)

Members of China's 41st Antarctic expedition team unload supplies from China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2 in Antarctica, Dec. 8, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

Members of China's 41st Antarctic expedition team unload supplies from China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2 in Antarctica, Dec. 9, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

A snowmobile transports supplies to China's Zhongshan station in Antarctica, Dec. 9, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

Members of China's 41st Antarctic expedition team and penguins are pictured in Antarctica, Dec. 8, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)