BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.

People visit Jianchang ancient city in Xichang, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 1, 2023. China is witnessing a travel boom during this year's five-day May Day holiday. (Photo by Li Jieyi/Xinhua)

Tourists visit Puyuan Fashion Resort in Puyuan Town of Tongxiang City, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 2, 2023. Puyuan Fashion Resort receives nearly 20,000 tourists every day during this year's May Day holiday. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

This aerial photo taken on May 1, 2023 shows the opened Jiefang Bridge in Tianjin, north China. The landmark bridge opened on Monday at a maximum angle of 60 degrees. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

Tourists visit the Qingshanguan Great Wall scenic spot in Qianxi County, north China's Hebei Province, May 2, 2023. China is witnessing a travel boom during this year's five-day May Day holiday. (Xinhua/Fan Shihui)

This aerial photo taken on May 1, 2023 shows the Longmen Bridge under construction in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Located in the city of Qinzhou, the Longmen Bridge, a cross-sea bridge connecting coastal cities along the Beibu Gulf of Guangxi, will stretch roughly 7.6 km, with the main bridge measuring 1,198 meters in length. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows herds of sheep grazing by the Yamzbog Yumco Lake, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Shen Hongbing)

Tourists pose for photos at the Auckland International Airport in Auckland, New Zealand, May 2, 2023. The direct flights between Beijing and Auckland in New Zealand officially resumed on Tuesday as an Air China aircraft carrying over 200 Chinese tourists landed at the Auckland International Airport. (Xinhua/Lu Huaiqian)

People walk under blooming jacaranda trees in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

Fire and smoke are seen following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, on May 2, 2023. Israel carried out airstrikes on Tuesday night on the posts that belong to Palestinian militant groups led by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)■












