BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
This aerial photo taken on June 17, 2023 shows people competing during a dragon boat race in Hengyang, central China's Hunan Province. Dragon boat races were held across the country ahead of China's traditional Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 22 this year. (Photo by Cao Zhengping/Xinhua)
This photo taken on June 14, 2023 shows the "Dian Ke No.1" comprehensive test ship sailing in the South China Sea. Researchers from the GalaxySpace, a Beijing-based satellite maker, and several scientific research institutions, conducted an open-sea testing of the country's first low-Earth orbit broadband communication test constellation in the South China Sea. The testing aims to verify the collaborative communication coverage ability of high-Earth orbit and low-Earth orbit satellites, and unmanned aerial vehicles. In March 2022, six satellites produced by GalaxySpace were sent into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The six satellites in orbit, together with the first broadband communication satellite developed by GalaxySpace and deployed in low-Earth orbit, have formed China's first low-Earth orbit broadband communication test constellation. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
Tourists visit a lavender farm in Sigong Village of Huocheng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 16, 2023. Swathes of beautiful lavender is luring a large number of tourists to Huocheng County. An international lavender tourism festival kicked off in Huocheng on June 15. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)
People look at exhibits at the exhibition area of Iran during the 32nd Harbin International Economic and Trade Fair in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 16, 2023. The 32nd Harbin International Economic and Trade Fair opened on Thursday in Harbin. Over 1,400 enterprises from 38 countries and regions and 21 provincial-level regions in China participated in the event. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
This photo shows a view of the 5th China Xizang Tourism and Culture Expo in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 17, 2023. The 5th China Xizang Tourism and Culture Expo opened here on Friday. The three-day expo is one of the most important events on Tibet's cultural calendar. Nearly 1,000 businesses from home and abroad have attended the event, bringing about 10,000 different products. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
People watch the performance of the Italian Frecce Tricolori aerobatic squad during a media preview of an airshow celebrating the centenary of the Italian Air Force in Pratica di Mare airbase, Italy, on June 16, 2023. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
A dish painting is displayed on the "Day of Folk Arts and Crafts" in Vladivostok, Russia, June 17, 2023. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)
People perform yoga to mark the upcoming International Yoga Day, which falls on June 21, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 17, 2023. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
Villagers applaud after the water pipes are connected in Misungwi of Mwanza Region, Tanzania, June 13, 2023.(Xinhua/Wang Guansen)■
