How Qomolangma rose to new heights By ZHAO RUINAN | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2020-12-24 07:24 Share CLOSE Animals live wild on the slopes of Qomolangma. Work carried out on the mountain this year by Chinese team members will help protect the environment. JIGME DORJE/XINHUA
Meticulous work carried out on world s highest peak
The world s highest mountain officially became a little bit taller this month.
Qomolangma, known in the West as Mount Everest and which straddles the border between China and Nepal, now stands at 8,848.86 meters in the record books, according to an announcement made by the two countries on Dec 8.
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Chinese surveyors take a group photograph after summiting Mount Qomolangma on May 27. [Photo/Xinhua]
Mount Qomolangma is becoming taller, China and Nepal jointly announced on December 8. It has currently reached 8848.86 meters, setting a new historical record for the height.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari announced this result in their exchanged letters. Xi noted that the teams of both countries have overcome various difficulties, carrying out important work and finally determining the new altitude.
In spring 2019, a climbers team from Nepal summited the mountain to collect data for the purpose of this measurement. It was the first time ever for Nepal to organize such a measuring expedition to the top. In May 2020, a team from China climbed the mountain for further data collection.
By Yuan Yuan · 2020-12-21 · Source: NO.52 DECEMBER 24, 2020
Chinese surveyors take a group photograph after summiting Mount Qomolangma on May 27(XINHUA)
Mount Qomolangma is becoming taller, China and Nepal jointly announced on December 8. It has currently reached 8848.86 meters, setting a new historical record for the height.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari announced this result in their exchanged letters. Xi noted that the teams of both countries have overcome various difficulties, carrying out important work and finally determining the new altitude.
In spring 2019, a climbers team from Nepal summited the mountain to collect data for the purpose of this measurement. It was the first time ever for Nepal to organize such a measuring expedition to the top. In May 2020, a team from China climbed the mountain for further data collection.