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

Wu Tianqi from north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region salutes Wang Leiming, a member of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force, before his departure in Mentougou District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 2, 2023. Train passengers trapped in Mentougou District due to heavy rainfall were safely transferred on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

This aerial photo taken on Aug. 2, 2023 shows rescuers heading to transfer flood-trapped people in Zhuozhou, north China's Hebei Province. Statistics show that rainstorms had impacted a total of 540,703 people in 87 counties and districts in Hebei by noon on Tuesday. The economic losses brought by the disaster are still being investigated. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

Farmers transfer newly picked chili peppers to the warehouse in Chentai Village of Wuhe County, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 2, 2023. The harvest season for chili peppers in Chentai has begun. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

This aerial photo taken on Aug. 2, 2023 shows wind turbines in Wuji Town of Hengdong County, central China's Hunan Province. In recent years, Hengdong County has vigorously developed new energy power generation projects. A number of wind power and photovoltaic power generation projects have been put into operation. (Photo by Cao Zhengping/Xinhua)

Tourists ride speedboats and zip lines over the Yellow River at Shapotou scenic spot in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhang Keren)

Gold medalists Team China's Wang Gukailai, Qin Haiyang, Zhang Yufei and Li Bingjie (L to R) pose on the podium during the awarding ceremony for mixed 4x100 medley relay of swimming at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)

People participate in a memorial event held at the Beirut Fire Brigade's headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 2, 2023. The Beirut Fire Brigade held a memorial event on Wednesday to pay tribute to the firefighters who lost their lives in the blast on Aug. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Zongya)

A woman holds a banner about Trump's indictment in front of E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse, where Trump will be arraigned on Thursday, in Washington, D.C., the United States, Aug. 1, 2023. Former U.S. President Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday in a Justice Department investigation for his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding and conspiracy against rights. The indictment is the third criminal case brought against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House in 2024. Prosecutors had been investigating Trump's efforts to undermine President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory, and the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)■










