BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
People pose for a group photo at the ruined site of Xuankou Middle School in Yingxiu Town of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 12, 2022. On May 12, 2008, a magnitude-8 quake hit Wenchuan of Sichuan Province, killing nearly 70,000 people and leaving nearly 18,000 missing. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)
A staff member transfers samples for nucleic acid test at an inflatable COVID-19 testing lab in Shunyi District of Beijing, capital of China, May 12, 2022. An inflatable COVID-19 testing laboratory was put into use recently in Shunyi District. The newly installed lab, with a designed daily testing capacity of 100,000 tubes, covers the testing demand of various towns from Shunyi, as well as regions in other districts such as Miyun and Tongzhou. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
A citizen shows her health code and negative nucleic acid test result within 48 hours before entering an office building in Beijing, capital of China, May 12, 2022. Beijing will continue to maintain strict and tight prevention and control measures. A negative nucleic acid test result within 48 hours is required to enter public venues since May 12, and indoor entertainment facilities will continue to suspend business. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Combo photo shows medics aiding Shanghai's COVID-19 battle receiving cakes and flowers to mark the International Nurses Day in east China's Shanghai, May 12, 2022. International Nurses Day fell on Thursday this year. (Xinhua/Li He)
Photo taken on May 12, 2022 shows a view of the memorial of the first National Congress of the Communist Youth League of China in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. The memorial opened to the public in Guangzhou on Thursday. It presents more than 200 pictures, 70 objects, six sets of statues and 10 historical videos in 1,200 square meters of exhibition space. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
Technicians collect information of relics in Cave 17 of the Yungang Grottoes in Datong, north China's Shanxi Province, May 11, 2022. A group of technicians of the Yungang Research Institute are striving to create digital versions of Cave 17 of the Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi Province. (Xinhua/Yang Chenguang)
Workers work at the production line of an automobile enterprise in Hefei City, east China's Anhui Province, May 12, 2022. Amid the fight against COVID-19, Anhui is striving to accelerate the resumption of work and production to boost local economy. (Photo by Chen Sanhu/Xinhua)
A staff member tends plants at a modern agriculture demonstration park in Feixi County, east China's Anhui Province, May 12, 2022. (Photo by Wang Shangyun/Xinhua)
Astronomers revealed the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy on Thursday. The image was produced by a global research team called the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), using observations from a worldwide network of radio telescopes. It is the first direct visual evidence confirming the presence of the black hole, known as Sagittarius A*, at the center of the Milky Way, said the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) in a release. (Event Horizon Telescope/Handout via Xinhua)
Head of Great Stone China-Belarus Industrial Park administration Alexander Yaroshenko (L) issues admission certificate to a representative of Chinese enterprise Transport Complex AF LLC in Minsk, Belarus on May 11, 2022. The Great Stone China-Belarus Industrial Park, a landmark cooperation project within the Belt and Road framework, held a welcome ceremony on Wednesday for a new resident company. (The Great Stone China-Belarus Industrial Park/Handout via Xinhua)
U.S. national flags fly at half-staff at the Washington Monument to mourn 1 million American lives lost to COVID-19 in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 12, 2022. Commemorating 1 million American lives lost to COVID-19, the highest in the world, U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday described the number as "a tragic milestone." (Xinhua/Liu Jie)
People visit the Official Residence of Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, South Korea, May 12, 2022. Cheong Wa Dae opened to the public on Tuesday, ending its role as the site for the presidential office. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)■
