BEIJING, June 21(Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
A Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-25 experiment satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, June 20, 2023. The satellite successfully entered the preset orbit. This satellite will mainly be used to carry out new Earth-observation technology experiments. (Photo by Zheng Bin/Xinhua)
This aerial photo taken on June 20, 2023 shows farmers harvesting corns in the field in Jinping Town under Peng'an County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo by Liu Yonghong/Xinhua)
Riders perform during a horse racing event of the 18th Mount Qomolangma culture and tourism festival in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
Villagers take part in a dragon boat race to celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Qiantan Town of Jiande City, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
People watch performance during a village basketball match in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)
This photo taken on June 17, 2023 shows the starry sky near the Zonag Lake in Hoh Xil, northwest China's Qinghai Province. The Zonag Lake region in the Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve boasts splendid views of snow mountains, lakes and grasslands. The region also serves as a vital birthing ground for pregnant Tibetan antelopes who arrive between May and July to deliver their offspring. (Xinhua/Pan Binbin)
Torch bearer Su Bingtian runs with the torch during the torch relay of the Chengdu 2021 FISU Summer World University Games at Shenzhen University in Shenzhen of south China's Guangdong Province, on June 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)
A Boeing B787-9 Dreamliner of Shanghai Airlines passes the water gate at Liszt Ferenc International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, on June 19, 2023. A Boeing B787-9 Dreamliner of Shanghai Airlines, a subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, was warmly received at Liszt Ferenc International Airport in Budapest, Hungary's capital city, on Monday night. China Eastern Airlines commenced a direct flight service between east China's Ningbo city and Budapest. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)
A woman in traditional attire is seen during the celebration of Rath Yatra festival (chariot journey of Jagannath) in Kathmandu, Nepal, June 20, 2023. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
Bangladeshi Hindu devotees celebrate Rath Yatra, or Chariot festival, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on June 20, 2023. (Xinhua)
A girl is seen at a refugee camp on World Refugee Day in Islamabad, Pakistan on June 20, 2023. Pakistani President Arif Alvi said that his country continued to host one of the largest refugee populations in the world, showing Pakistan's unwavering resolve and commitment to the welfare and voluntary repatriation of refugees. In his message on the occasion of World Refugee Day being observed on Tuesday, Alvi said that "on the day, we are reminded of the immense contributions of the government and people of Pakistan in hosting millions of Afghan refugees over the past four decades." (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)■
