This Day, That Year
China Daily | Updated: 2019-10-31 07:32
Editor's note: This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China.
On Oct 31, 1986, transport vessel Jidi set off from Qingdao, Shandong province, marking China's third Antarctic expedition.
Jidi was purchased from Finland as the country's first polar expedition ship. It is not an icebreaker and after six years in service, it was decommissioned.
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