Chinese icebreaker Xuelong enters Arctic Circle (2)

ABOARD XUELONG, July 25, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Researchers pose for a group photo on China's icebreaker Xuelong, or "Snow Dragon", on July 25, 2016. "Xuelong" entered the Arctic Circle on Monday. The vessel left a Shanghai port on July 11 for the Arctic, the country's seventh expedition to the polar region. In addition to areas covered by Xuelong's previous Arctic expeditions, the ship will also visit the Mendeleyev Ridge in the Arctic Ocean. (Xinhua/Wu Yue)