BEIJING, May 21(Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
Local residents dance to greet tourists on Liuxing Street in Yining City, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 19, 2023. Liuxing Street, built in 1930s, is a well-known historical block in Yining City. It is a community with many of its residents being ethnic minorities including Uygur, Kazakh, and Hui people. The street has developed into a tourist attraction integrating tourism, cultural exhibitions, characteristic restaurants and craft processing. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)
This photo taken on May 19, 2023 shows milu deer at Shishou Milu Deer National Nature Reserve in central China's Hubei Province. After years of efforts by protectors and continuous improvement of local ecological environment, the population of milu deer at the nature reserve has increased rapidly. (Xinhua/Hui Xiaoyong)
This aerial photo taken on May 16, 2023 shows the Changshou Lake scenic area in Changshou District of southwest China's Chongqing. Changshou Lake is the largest artificial lake in southwest China, and is rich in natural resources. Over 20 years ago, Changshou Lake witnessed a sharp deterioration of ecology due to disordered aquaculture breeding. Nowadays, the lake has taken on a new look thanks to efforts of ecological restoration. Utilizing its ecological advantages, tourism facilities such as a lakeside sports park, a cycling track around the lake, a camping and fishing area, and a water sports base have been built here, prospering the local economy. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)
Women of the Yi ethnic group present traditional costumes during a beauty pageant in Meigu County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 20, 2023. A beauty pageant of Yi ethnic group kicked off here on Saturday. A total of 40 contestants from Meigu County participated in clothing presentation and talent show during the pageant. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
This photo taken on May 20, 2023 shows robots competing in a football game during the seventh World Intelligence Congress (WIC) in north China's Tianjin. The WIC, a major artificial intelligence (AI) event in China, kicked off here on Thursday. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)
Dean Levy (R) of South Africa hits a return during the first round of men's singles between Dean Levy of South Africa and Ibrahima Diaw of Senegal at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)
People rally in a protest against the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima, Japan, May 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
People rally to protest against Japan's planned discharge of radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean in Seoul, South Korea, May 20, 2023. Tens of thousands of South Koreans gathered in central Seoul on Saturday to voice their opposition to Japan's planned discharge of radioactive wastewater from its crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. (Photo by James Lee/Xinhua)
Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan (2nd L) poses with cast members during a photocall for the film "Kuru Otlar Ustune" (About Dry Grasses) at the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 20, 2023. The film "Kuru Otlar Ustune" (About Dry Grasses) will compete for the Palme d'Or. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)■
