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After weeks of space travel, Chang'e-5 lunar probe have returned to home on Thursday morning Beijing Time.
Chang'e-5 brought back the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than four decades.
"There is no end for space exploration," Chinese President Xi Jinping praised the success of the Chang'e-5 mission, which brought moon samples back to earth.
Xi said the the success of Chang'e-5 lunar mission is another fruit of China's whole-nation system, which is contributing to mankind's research on how the Moon was formed and how the Solar System evolved.
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It landed at the designated landing site in Siziwang Banner in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Ground crews gather around China's Chang'e-5 returner after its successful return to Earth with samples from the Moon.
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China's national flag is unfurled at the site of Chang'e-5 returner which touched down in China's Inner Mongolian region.
Comprising a lander, an ascender, an orbiter and a returner, the Chang'e-5 probe was launched on November 24. Its lander-ascender combination successfully landed on the near side of the moon on December 1, and collected samples from both the lunar surface and beneath.
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