BEIJING, June 23(Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
Visitors ride camels at the mingsha mountain and crescent spring scenic spot in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 7, 2023. As a key pass along the ancient Silk Road, Dunhuang is home to the Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that boasts a vast collection of Buddhist artworks -- more than 2,000 colored sculptures and 45,000 square meters of murals located in 735 caves. (Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/Xinhua)
Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, are displayed at Longtan Park in Beijing, capital of China, June 22, 2023. A series of activities including boat races, performances, interactive games were held here during the Dragon Boat Festival. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
Participants compete during a dragon boat race in Zigui County of Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, June 22, 2023. Dragon boat races were held across the country to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 22 this year. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)
Visitors take boats in the Summer Palace in Beijing, capital of China, June 22, 2023. People hit the road and enjoyed various activities on the first day of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
Lightning strikes the sky above the city of Houston, Texas, the United States, June 21, 2023. (Photo by Chen Chen/Xinhua)
Esport competitors attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Esports Week in Singapore on June 22, 2023. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)
A girl learns to paint a traditional pattern of indigenous footwear during an event marking National Indigenous Peoples Day in Mississauga, the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, on June 21, 2023. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
Members of a jazz band perform during the Moscow Jazz Festival in Moscow, Russia, on June 22, 2023. More than 1000 musicians from Russia and abroad perform at a jazz festival held here from June 19 to June 25. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)■
