Chinese measurement team reaches Mt. Qomolangma summit

A Chinese mountaineering team on Wednesday reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma, the world's tallest peak.

A total of eight members from the team reached the peak. The latest round of measurement on the height of Mount Qomolangma was launched on April 30. The measurement team consists of members from the Ministry of Natural Resources and the national mountaineering team.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Chinese surveyors have conducted six rounds of scaled measurement and scientific research on Mount Qomolangma and released the height of the peak twice in 1975 and 2005, which was 8,848.13 and 8,844.43 meters, respectively.