BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
A Long March-4C rocket carrying the Fengyun-3 06 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Aug. 3, 2023. The launch marked the 481st flight mission of the Long March series carrier rockets. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
Stranded passengers of Z180 walk to the transshipment train in Mentougou District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 2, 2023. The last batch of stranded passengers of trains Z180 and K396 arrived at the Fengtai Railway Station in Beijing early in the morning on Aug. 3. By far, all the passengers of trains K396, Z180 and K1178 stranded due to the heavy rainfall have been safely evacuated from mountainous areas of Mentougou in Beijing. (Xinhua/Xie Han)
Workers conduct the reinforcement work of dams along the Daqing River in Taitou Town of Jinghai District, north China's Tianjin Municipality, Aug. 3, 2023. To combat the increasing flow of water into the Daqing River, over 1,000 people including workers from some construction companies and local villagers of Jinghai District were busy with the reinforcement work of dams along the Jinghai section of the river. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)
Foreign medical workers of a medical seminar watch as Fan Zhining, expert of digestive endoscopy, performs an operation at the digestive endoscopy center of Jiangsu Province Hospital in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 1, 2023. In recent years, Jiangsu Province Hospital cooperated with medical institutions in Pakistan, Egypt and other countries and regions in the field of digestive endoscopy to promote medical cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
Gold medalists Team China's Wei Xiaoyuan, Ou Yushan, Du Siyu, Luo Huan and Zhang Jin (R to L) pose during the awarding ceremony of the artistic gymnastics women's team event at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
Han Xu (C) of China breaks through during the women's basketball semifinal between China and Chinese Taipei at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
This photo shows a badge presented by Team China as a gift to Team Chinese Taipei during the women's basketball semifinal at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)
Meng Mingkuan (R) of China competes against Arian Salimi of Iran during the taekwondo men's 87kg final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Tourists visit the Arena di Verona in Verona, Italy, on Aug. 2, 2023. Verona is located in north Italy's Veneto. As one of the main tourist destinations in north Italy, the city has artistic heritages, annual fairs, shows, and operas. It was listed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 2000 for its historical buildings. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)
A man rests on a beach on a hot summer day in Busan, South Korea, Aug. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)
This photo taken on Aug. 3, 2023 shows the Beirut port in Beirut, Lebanon. The explosion that rocked the Beirut port on Aug. 4, 2020 killed more than 200 people and injured thousands of others. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)■
