Polar Research Institute of China (PRIC) is a research center for observation, investigation and evaluation of polar environment, an operation center for Chinese Antarctic/Arctic Research Expeditions (CHINARE), a management and service center for data, samples and specimens collected by CHINARE, and an archive center of CHINARE. Scientific research in PRIC involves polar ice and snow, polar ocean and climate change, polar ecological protection and resilience, space physics and astronomical observation in polar regions. PRIC operates the Antarctic Great Wall Ecology National Observations and Research Station, the Antarctic Zhongshan Ice and Space Environment National Observation and Research Station, the Arctic Yellow River Earth System National Observation and Research Station, the National Arctic and Antarctic Data Center, and the Key Laboratory of Polar Science, Ministry of Natural Resources, prompting scientific innovation and sustainable development in polar research. 

PRIC currently has two campuses:

1. Caolu Campus(the Domestic Base for China’s Polar Expedition): No.1000,Xuelong Road, Pudong New District,Shanghai,China

2. Jinqiao Campus:No.451,Jinqiao,Pudong New District,Shanghai,China