- An eight-member Chinese survey team reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, and remeasured its height.

- Remaining at the summit for two and a half hours, a new record for Chinese climbers, the team members also measured the depth of the snow and conducted GNSS, gravity and meteorological surveys.

- China's mission to survey the mountain is of key significance to the global studies of geology and ecology.

MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 27 -- A Chinese survey team reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma Wednesday, and remeasured the height of the world's highest peak.

The event marked a crucial step in China's mission to survey the mountain, which scientists believe will enhance human knowledge of nature and help boost scientific development.

Members of a Chinese surveying team reach the summit of Mt. Qomolangma on May 27, 2020.(Xinhua/Penpa)

After summiting at 11 a.m., the eight-member team erected a survey marker and installed a GNSS antenna on the snow-covered peak, which measures less than 20 square meters, while other surveyors conducted observations from six points beneath the peak.

Mount Qomolangma straddles the China-Nepal border, with its northern part located in Xigaze of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

"The changes of Mount Qomolangma are of key significance to the global studies of geology and ecology, and have a major impact on people's lives," said Chen Gang, an engineer with the Ministry of Natural Resources.