China opens fifth Qinling Antarctic research station(1/6)

A view of China's Qinling Station, the fifth research station in Antarctic, Feb. 7, 2024. (Photo provided to China News Service)

China's fifth research station in Antarctic started operation on Wednesday. The station, with an area of 5,244 square meters, is China's third year-round station after the Zhongshan Station and Great Wall Station. It is also the first station facing the Pacific Ocean. It can accommodate 80 people in the summer and 30 in the winter.

A view of China's Qinling Station, the fifth research station in Antarctic, Feb. 7, 2024. (Photo provided to China News Service)

A view of China's Qinling Station, the fifth research station in Antarctic, Feb. 7, 2024. (Photo provided to China News Service)

File photo shows members of China's 40th Antarctic scientific expedition team working at the construction site of China's Qinling Station in Antarctica. (Photo provided to China News Service)

File photo shows members of China's 40th Antarctic scientific expedition team working at the construction site of China's Qinling Station in Antarctica. (Photo provided to China News Service)

File photo shows members of China's 40th Antarctic scientific expedition team working at the construction site of China's Qinling Station in Antarctica. (Photo provided to China News Service)