This Day, That Year
China Daily | Updated: 2019-02-14 07:44
Editor's note: This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China.
On Feb 15, 1985, the Great Wall Station was established as China's first Antarctic research base. The station is located on King George Island, with a peak summer population reaching 80 and a winter population of about 40.
An item from Jan 3, 1985, in China Daily showed Chinese scientists putting up a tent after laying a foundation stone on King George Island for the Great Wall Station.
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