China Scientists' Exploration Diary -- Tracing the Footprints of Glaciers

Author: Zhang Wenjing
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: This book is one volume in the series "China Scientists' Exploration Notes," which collects handwritten notes left by scientists during their expeditions. These notes may be touching, thought-provoking, inspiring, or entertaining, documenting their journeys through storms, their joys and sorrows, and a wealth of valuable paleontological data. They reflect their noble patriotic spirit and their courageous scientific exploration. This book is a true record of the author's decades of scientific research, exploration, and fieldwork in Antarctica, the Arctic, Mount Everest, the source of the Yangtze River, the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in the United States, as well as major glacier distribution areas in Tibet, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Gansu, Sichuan, and Yunnan, China. It contains a wealth of valuable paleontological data, accompanied by precious and exquisite photographs. The content is touching, thought-provoking, inspiring, or entertaining, and young readers are sure to find both enlightenment and strength in it!