Chinese expedition team reaches Mt. Cho Oyu summit for scientific research
Xinhua |
Updated: 2023-10-01 09:41
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The 2023 Mt. Cho Oyu research mission is part of the second comprehensive scientific expedition on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau initiated in 2017. In 2022 and 2023, the Chinese scientists have carried out the Mt. Qomolangma expedition for two consecutive years, setting a number of world records.
"On the basis of the Mt. Qomolangma missions, the Mt. Cho Oyu expedition is a multi-disciplinary interdisciplinary comprehensive scientific research at extremely high altitudes," Yao said.
Since the end of September, a total of 120 scientists have been conducting research on water, ecology and human activities around the mountain.
