BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
This photo taken on Sept. 1, 2023 shows an interior view of the China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China.
The China International Fair for Trade in Services 2023 (2023 CIFTIS) is scheduled to take place in Beijing from Sept. 2 to 6.
This year's edition of the CIFTIS, one of the world's largest and most comprehensive fairs for trade in services, will be held in the China National Convention Center and Shougang Park, covering an exhibition area of 155,000 square meters. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
Students and teachers of the Xiayunling central primary school attend a ceremony for the new semester in the renovated campus in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
This aerial photo taken on Aug. 31, 2023 shows a view of the Great Wall in Zunhua City of north China's Hebei Province. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)
This aerial panoramic photo taken on Aug. 31, 2023 shows the Dahekou scenic spot at the Bosten Lake in Bohu County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Bosten Lake covering an area of 1,646 square kilometers is the largest inland freshwater lake in China. (Xinhua/Jin Haoyuan)
People visit the 21st China International Equipment Manufacturing Exposition in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 1, 2023. The expo kicked off on Friday at Shenyang International Exhibition Center. Over a thousand enterprises in intelligent manufacturing area attended the expo. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)
This aerial photo taken on Aug. 31, 2023 shows farmers harvesting rice on a paddy field in Xiama Village, Chenzhou City of central China's Hunan Province. (Photo by Zhou Xiuyuchun/Xinhua)
Closed ticket gates are seen in Waterloo Station in London, Britain, Sept. 1, 2023. A fresh round of widespread strikes was set to disrupt rail services in the United Kingdom (UK) on Friday and Saturday amid an ongoing dispute over pay and working conditions, once again affecting families' travel plans. (Xinhua/Li Ying)
A visitor experiences an extended reality device at the booth of Chinese company TCL during the IFA 2023 in Berlin, capital of Germany, on Sept. 1, 2023. As one of the world's leading trade fairs for consumer electronics, the five-day IFA 2023 opened here on Friday with over 2,000 exhibitors from 48 countries and regions, a much greater scale than last year. According to IFA official website, nearly 1,300 Chinese exhibitors have registered in this year's event. Chinese companies such as Hisense, TCL and Haier have occupied some of the largest exhibit areas with various products. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)
This photo taken on Aug. 29, 2023 shows marble columns at the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul, Türkiye. After two years of arduous restoration and consolidation, the Basilica Cistern, a 1,500-year-old Byzantine underground reservoir, finally has its hidden beauties and the stories behind its formation brought to light.
Known for its huge underground chamber supported by marble columns, the cistern, also known as the Sunken Palace, is located on the ancient Istanbul peninsula, once the Byzantine Empire's capital. (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)
Gianmarco Pozzecco (R), coach of Italy, hugs Gianni Petrucci, president of Italian Basketball Federation, after the second round match between Serbia and Italy at the 2023 FIBA World Cup in Manila, the Philippines, Sept. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)
Zhang Zhizhen of China hits a return during the men's singles third round match against Rinky Hijikata of Australia at the 2023 US Open tennis championships in New York, the United States, Sept. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)■
