BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows a test train running on the Meizhou Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
This photo taken on Sept. 17, 2023 shows two C919 large passenger planes at the Urumqi Diwopu International Airport in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. China Eastern Airlines signed a purchase contract on Thursday with Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) for an additional 100 C919 planes, marking the largest single order for the China-developed large passenger aircraft. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)
A worker prepares for construction at the groundbreaking site of the second final assembly line (FAL) at Airbus' Tianjin site in north China's Tianjin, Sept. 28, 2023. Airbus on Thursday broke ground on its second final assembly line in China as the European aircraft manufacturer seeks expansion in the Chinese market. The groundbreaking in north China's Tianjin Municipality marks another milestone after Airbus signed an agreement on the project with Tianjin Free Trade Zone Investment Company Ltd. and Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Ltd. in April 2023. The expansion project is planned to enter into service at the end of 2025, Airbus said in a statement. It will be able to manufacture both A320 and A321neo aircraft, the newest single-aisle aircraft of Airbus, to meet surging demand. The second final assembly line (FAL) at Airbus' Tianjin site is part of Airbus' overall production expansion plan for the A320 family. It aims to produce 75 aircraft per month in 2026, facilitated by the operation of ten global FALs, which include two in Tianjin, two in Toulouse, France, two in Mobile, United States, and four in Hamburg, Germany, according to the statement. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
This aerial photo taken on April 22, 2023 shows a view of the Daocheng Solar Radio Telescope in Daocheng County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Daocheng Solar Radio Telescope, a solar telescope array in southwest China, passed key testing on Wednesday, marking the official completion of the world's largest synthesis aperture radio telescope, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The CAS said that the telescope array is a landmark equipment of the country's space environment ground-base comprehensive monitoring network (phase-2 Meridian Project) and will provide high-quality observation data for solar physics and space weather research in China. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
A ceremony is held to commemorate the 2,574th anniversary of the birth of the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2023. Confucius (551 B.C.-479 B.C.), an educator and thinker of ancient China, has influenced countless generations of Chinese society. Confucius temples in Qufu City, the hometown of Confucius in east China's Shandong Province, held online and offline ceremonies on Thursday to commemorate the 2,574th anniversary of the ancient philosopher's birth. This year's ceremony had many highlights, including the performance of young students reciting Confucian classics. The event also set up a Virtual Reality (VR) platform, allowing people to partake in the commemoration online and to enjoy a moment of tradition digitally. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)
Passengers wait to board trains at Beijing South Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 28, 2023. The Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday period, which will last from Sept. 29 to Oct. 6 this year, is a peak travel and tourism season in China. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Kids walk out of their classroom for outdoor activities at a kindergarten in Qumarleb County of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Sept. 14, 2023. Qumarleb County is located in the source region of the Yellow River, with an average altitude of over 4,500 meters. Children here lead a nomadic life with their families on expansive grasslands far from county seats and towns. Through years of efforts by local government, free preschool education has been extended to pasturing areas. Just around their home, children have chance to be taught by kindergarten teachers from town seats. Since 2022, 15 kindergartens with heating and illumination equipment powered by photovoltaic systems have been built in Qumarleb County by CHN Energy. Up to now, more than 700 children in distant pasturing areas have been recruited to these kindergartens near their living places. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)
Zeljko Brkic (L, front), state secretary of Serbia's Ministry of Internal Affairs, shakes hands with a Chinese policeman during the launch ceremony of a joint patrol mission of Chinese policemen and local police officers in Belgrade, Serbia, Sept. 28, 2023. Chinese policemen started their second month-long joint patrol mission with local police officers in Serbia's major cities on Thursday. (Photo by Wang Wei/Xinhua)
People see a vehicle carrying giant panda Fan Xing off at the Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen, the Netherlands, Sept. 27, 2023. More than three years after Fan Xing was born at Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen, the Netherlands, the giant panda cub received a festive farewell ceremony on Wednesday and left for China. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)
A man performs equestrian show during the celebration of the Gaani festival in Nikki, Benin, Sept. 28, 2023. The two-day festival features traditional tribal dances and equestrian shows. It is the most important festival of the Bariba people of Benin and is designed to celebrate victory and joy. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)
A girl amuses herself at an exhibition based on the comic series "The Adventures of Tintin" in Brussels, Belgium, Sept. 27, 2023. Extending over a 1,600-square-meter projection surface, the digital exhibition enabled visitors to immerse themselves in the world of Tintin. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)
Members of different delegations experience traditional Chinese handicraft at the Asian Games Sub-village in Chun'an, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
Huang Qianqian (R) of China celebrates with her teammate after the Women's Foil Team Semifinal of Fencing at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
Zhang Yufei of China competes during the Women's 50m Freestyle Final of Swimming at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 28, 2023. China's star swimmer Zhang Yufei won the women's 50m freestyle final to bring her gold tally to five at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Thursday. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)
Yousef Sabriabibegloo (top) of Iran celebrates after defeating Cai Feilong of China's Macao during the Men's 75kg Final of Wushu at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)■
