LHASA: An 18-member expedition team successfully reached on Sunday the summit of Mount Cho Oyu, also known as Mt. Qowowuyag, which soars to 8,201 meters above sea level, to carry out scientific research. It was the first time Chinese scientists scaled a peak exceeding 8,000 meters in altitude apart from Mt. Qomolangma, the world’s highest summit.
This aerial photo taken on Sept. 29, 2023 shows a proglacial lake in the Mount Cho Oyu region. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
A member of a Chinese expedition team performs a real-time water quality check at a proglacial lake in the Mount Cho Oyu regionOct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Members of a Chinese expedition team perform a real-time water quality check at a proglacial lake in the Mount Cho Oyu region on Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
A member of a Chinese expedition team checks the samples collected from a proglacial lake in the Mount Cho Oyu region on Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Members of a Chinese expedition team perform a real-time water quality check at a proglacial lake in the Mount Cho Oyu region on Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Members of a Chinese expedition team perform a real-time water quality check at a proglacial lake in the Mount Cho Oyu region on Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
This aerial photo taken on Sept. 29, 2023 shows a proglacial lake in the Mount Cho Oyu region. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
This aerial photo taken on Sept. 29, 2023 shows a proglacial lake in the Mount Cho Oyu region. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
A member of a Chinese expedition team checks the water samples collected from a proglacial lake in the Mount Cho Oyu region on Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Members of a Chinese expedition team head for a proglacial lake in the Mount Cho Oyu region on Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
A member of a Chinese expedition team sets up a portable weather station in the Mount Cho Oyu region on Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)■
