China's ice breaker Xuelong or "Snow Dragon" is blocked by thick ice around the Antarctica during her 25th expedition to Antarctica, on Nov. 24, 2008. [Xinhua]
An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Sichuan Province at 2:28 PM on May 12.
![China's ice breaker Xuelong or 'Snow Dragon' is blocked by thick ice around the Antarctica during her 25th expedition to Antarctica, on Nov. 24, 2008. [Liu Yizhan/Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20081127/001109b42f730a9846e637.jpg "China's ice breaker Xuelong or 'Snow Dragon' is blocked by thick ice around the Antarctica during her 25th expedition to Antarctica, on Nov. 24, 2008. [Liu Yizhan/Xinhua]")
