This Day, That Year

Editor's note: This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China.

On May 7, 1990, the Sino-American-Soviet Peace Expedition team reached the peak of Qomolangma, as seen in the item from China Daily.

Known as Mount Everest in the West, it is the world's highest peak. Since the mountain was first scaled in 1953 by Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal, it has become a popular landmark for travelers in recent years.