BEIJING, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
A woman holding a Chinese national flag poses for a photo in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 1, 2023. People across the country enjoyed themselves in various ways on the first day of the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 1, 2023 shows a fireworks show held by the Gan River to mark China's National Day in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 1, 2023 shows tourists visiting the Hetou old street in Fengnan District of Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province. People across the country enjoyed themselves in various ways on the first day of the National Day holiday. (Photo by Li Xiuqing/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Oct.1, 2023 shows a view of the crowded Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station during the National Day holiday in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 1, 2023 shows tourists going sailing in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. As a popular tourist destination, Sanya is seeing a tourism boom during the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)
Sun Yingsha of China reacts after the women's singles final table tennis match between China and Japan at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
Riders compete during the Women's Cycling BMX Racing at the 19th Asian Games in Chun'an, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)
Avinash Mukund Sable of India comptetes during the Men's Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Song Yanhua)
People visit the National Monument illuminated in red color to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Islamabad, Pakistan on Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)
People wearing Chinese traditional clothing Hanfu pose for photos at a Mid-Autumn Festival event in Auckland, New Zealand, Sept. 30, 2023. The Mid-Autumn Festival, celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, has been observed by people of Chinese origin for thousands of years. (Photo by Zhao Gang/Xinhua)
The 69-mile mileage sign of the Mississippi River is seen in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, the United States, Sept. 30, 2023. Salt water moving up the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico is threatening drinking water supplies in and around New Orleans, the biggest city of U.S. state Louisiana, triggering a big concern of potential lead contamination. (Photo by Lan Wei/Xinhua)
This aerial photo taken on Sept. 29, 2023 shows the Iguazu Falls at Iguazu National Park in the state of Parana, Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)■
