Storyline: China's icebreaker Xuelong returned to Shanghai on Tuesday morning after successfully completing the main objectives of the nation's 41st Antarctic expedition. At 09:00, the polar research icebreaker Xuelong docked at a base terminal in Shanghai. The expedition team, comprising 516 members from 118 domestic and international institutions, was divided into three separate voyage segments using three vessels - Xuelong, Xuelong 2 and Yong Sheng. Yong Sheng returned after completing its mission on Jan. 23, 2025, while Xuelong 2 remains in the Ross Sea on a joint voyage and is expected back to Shanghai in June. This year's mission achieved several significant milestones across technological innovation, large-scale application of independently developed polar equipment, and enhanced international cooperation. The expedition has broken records in both operational duration and coverage area. Notably, the team carried out China's first-ever wintering operation at the Qinling Station, ushering in a new era of overwintering in three stations for Chinese Antarctic research. For the first time, a multi-source clean energy system, which integrates wind, solar, hydrogen, and storage, was used in Antarctica. Aerial surveys filled critical data gaps in previously uncharted ice sheet regions, while researchers also collected deep-sea sediment samples, including long gravity cores from the Amundsen Sea, for the first time. These accomplishments provide valuable support for China and the international community in advancing Antarctic research, fighting global climate change, and contributing to the governance of the polar region. Shotlist: Shanghai, China - April 8, 2025: 1. Various of icebreaker Xuelong returning to base dock 2. Ceremony held to greet expedition team members onboard Xuelong back 3. Aerial shot of Xuelong FILE: Exact Location and Date Unknown: 4. Various of icebreaker Xuelong 2, expedition team members FILE: Antarctica - Date Unknown: 5. Various of icebreakers FILE: Exact Location and Date Unknown: 6. Various of samples being lifted out of water; expedition team members on board FILE: Antarctica - Date Unknown: 7. Various of China's Antarctic station, vehicles driving on ice and snow 8. Various of solar panels, other facilities 9. Supplies 10. Various of plane; helicopter taking off 11. Various of team members on board, collecting water samples, tools 12. Team members during meeting 13. Various of team members at work 14. Icebreaker Xuelong, penguins 15. Various of helicopter landing. [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]