China's icebreaker Xuelong crosses stormy westerlies enroute to Antarctic

China's research icebreaker Xuelong, also known as the Snow Dragon, sails across westerlies on Nov. 21, 2018. The icebreaker is on China's 35th Antarctic research expedition. At 6:22 p.m. Wednesday (local time), Xuelong crossed the stormy westerlies on its way toward China's Zhongshan Station in Antarctic. (Xinhua/Liu Shiping)