BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
Villagers watch a basketball match held to celebrate the Xinhe Festival in Wuying village of Rongshui Miao Autonomous Prefecture, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 19, 2019. Basketball has long been popular in Wuying Village. In the past, the villagers played on a dirt court. The local government has been upgrading the infrastruture in recent years, including building a new basketball court of concrete. Now the sport becomes even more popular among the villagers, especially the kids. The village organizes basketball matches to celebrate festivals. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
This photo taken on April 6, 2023 shows a germinating hybrid rice seed at a hybrid rice plantation household in Shuiwei Town of Cengong County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Cengong, with 47 years of hybrid rice seed production history, is a national level rice seed production county in China. Each year Cengong could provide over eight million kilos of rice seeds to the market, which effectively helps local residents to increase their income. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
A couple pose for wedding photos on the shore of Sayram Lake in Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 6, 2023. The frozen Sayram Lake in Xinjiang has begun to thaw amid rising temperatures. Surrounded by grasslands and the Tianshan Mountains, the lake attracts lots of tourists every day. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
A rehearsal for this year's Victory Day military parade to mark the 78th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory in the Great Patriotic War is held in St. Petersburg, Russia, April 7, 2023. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)
Yoga enthusiasts practice yoga at an observation deck on the rooftop of the King Power Mahanakhon building in Bangkok, Thailand, April 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)
Visitors take amusement rides during the Rand Show 2023 at the Johannesburg Expo Center in Johannesburg, South Africa, April 7, 2023. The Rand Show 2023, the annual entertainment and shopping extravaganza in South Africa, kicked off on Thursday at the Johannesburg Expo Center. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)
A visitor takes photos of a pet dog during the Floralia Brussels at Groot-Bijgaarden Castle in Dilbeek near Brussels, Belgium, April 7, 2023. Floralia Brussels 2023 is held from April 1 to May 4 this year, showcasing hundreds of varieties of flowers. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)
A girl paints a rabbit toy during an event to celebrate Easter at a park in Johannesburg, South Africa, April 8, 2023. Various activities were held in Johannesburg to mark the upcoming Easter. (Photo by Shiraaz Mohamed/Xinhua)■
