Letter from Lhasa: A painsworthy journey of discovery
by Cao Bin
MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, Tibet, May 25 (Xinhua) -- There's a popular saying among scientists: Where there are unknowns, scientists venture forth.
This is what occurred to me when I witnessed a bunch of researchers, wrestling with wind and heat, resolutely engaged in the scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma. Inspired by them, I was desperate to join them to explore the lesser-known facts