CHANGCHENG STATION, Antarctica-- After the 24th Chinese scientific expedition team successfully scaled the Dome A peak at 11:45 a.m. local time (0645 GMT) on Saturday, China's flag has been flying at the highest Antarctic icecap summit at an elevation of 4,093 meters.
It is the second attempt for the Chinese scientists to survey the peak after they made the first ever successful ascent by mankind on January 18, 2005.
Extremely excited, the 17 members of the Chinese Antarctic icecap expedition team held a solemn flag-raising ceremony and erected a memorial sculpture
Sun Bo, leader of the Chinese Antarctic icecap expedition team said in telephone that all of the 17 team members are in good health.
He they were determined to carry out all the scientific tasks.
The 17-member expedition team set off from China's Zhongshan Station in eastern Antarctica on December 22 for Dome A.
They are tasked with choosing a suitable location for China's third Antarctic research station and carrying out a major exploration mission, the Panda plan.
