BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
People visit a canal museum in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 17, 2022. The International Museum Day, which falls on May 18, is being celebrated with a variety of online and offline activities across China. (Photo by Meng Delong/Xinhua)
A visitor takes pictures at Guizhou Provincial Museum in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 17, 2022. The International Museum Day, which falls on May 18, is being celebrated with a variety of online and offline activities across China. (Photo by Deng Gang/Xinhua)
People watch dinosaur fossils at Nanjing Museum in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 17, 2022. The International Museum Day, which falls on May 18, is being celebrated with a variety of online and offline activities across China. (Photo by Su Yang/Xinhua)
A citizen takes photos on a street in Shanghai, east China, May 17, 2022. China's Shanghai has cut off the community transmission of COVID-19 in all its 16 districts, a municipal official said Tuesday. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
A worker harvests salt at a salt field in Binhai Township, Zhanhua District, Binzhou City of east China's Shandong Province, May 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Fan Changguo)
An AC313A large utility civil helicopter hovers at an airport in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 17, 2022. China's independently-developed AC313A large utility civil helicopter successfully conducted its maiden flight on Tuesday, announced the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), the country's leading aircraft maker. The 13-tonne-class large helicopter made its maiden flight at an airport in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, marking a major step forward in the development of China's air emergency rescue system, the AVIC said. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)
Students experience fishing at a social practice base in Jingzhou City, central China's Hubei Province, May 17, 2022. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell addresses the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, Belgium, May 16, 2022. European Union (EU) foreign ministers failed to reach an agreement on a sixth package of sanctions against Russia on Monday, including a controversial oil embargo. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L, front) welcomes Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune (R, front) at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey, on May 16, 2022. Erdogan said on Monday at a joint news conference with his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune that there is no need for Finnish and Swedish diplomatic delegations to visit Turkey if they are coming to convince Ankara of their NATO bid. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)
Gasoline and diesel prices are displayed at a gas station in Millbrae, California, the United States, May 16, 2022. Oil prices rose on Monday as gasoline futures extended gains amid tight supplies. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)■
