BEIJING, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
This aerial photo taken on Dec. 7, 2023 shows cargo vessel Tian Hui unloading goods near the coastal areas of the Ross Sea. A new scientific research station will be established along the coastal areas of the Ross Sea during this expedition, becoming China's fifth research station in Antarctica and the third permanent ones, after the Changcheng and Zhongshan stations. China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2 and cargo vessel Tian Hui reached the waters off the coastal areas on Wednesday. (Photo by Wang Hainan/Xinhua)
This file photo shows the PandaX-4T experiment facility, at the second phase of China Jinping Underground Laboratory in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan Province. A 2,400-meter-deep physics laboratory in southwest China's Sichuan Province became operational on Thursday, making it the deepest and largest underground lab in the world. Scientists believe the laboratory provides a "clean" space for them to pursue the invisible substance known as dark matter. They said the extreme depth helps block most cosmic rays that mess with the observation.
The Deep Underground and Ultra-low Radiation Background Facility for Frontier Physics Experiments (DURF) is located beneath Jinping Mountain in Sichuan's Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. The DURF, with a total room capacity of 330,000 cubic meters, is the second phase of China Jinping Underground Laboratory. It started construction in December 2020 and was jointly built by Tsinghua University and Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. (Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd./Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows workers riding to leave a shipyard of Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Taixing, east China's Jiangsu Province. In the first 10 months of 2023, China has maintained its top position in the global shipbuilding market with strong growth in both output and new orders, industry data showed.
The country's shipbuilding output climbed 12 percent year on year to 34.56 million deadweight tonnes (dwt) during the January-October period, accounting for 49.7 percent of the world's total, according to data from the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry.
The country's shipbuilders exported a combined 21.14 billion U.S. dollars worth of ships in the first 10 months, up 21 percent from the same period last year, according to the association. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
Visitors buy ancient "visas" at Li Sen's stall at the Jiayu Pass scenic area in Jiayuguan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 14, 2023.
Li Sen, 43, earns a living by playing the role of an ancient "general" at the Jiayu Pass scenic area in the city of Jiayuguan, northwest China's Gansu Province. Visitors can buy ancient "visas" at his stall. These documents are designed by Li and form an essential part of the role-play, allowing tourists to travel back into ancient China.
Looking to the future, Li plans to systematically organize the historical and cultural information related to the pass, while developing more cultural and creative products for tourists. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)
This aerial photo shows an ice collecting festival on the Songhua River in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 7, 2023. Ice cubes collected from the frozen Songhua River will be used in decoration of the city. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)
Attendees learn bamboo dance at Yunnan ethnic culture village in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 7, 2023. The 5th World Media Summit (WMS), co-hosted by Xinhua News Agency and the provincial governments of Guangdong and Yunnan, runs from Dec. 2 to 8 in the cities of Guangzhou and Kunming.
The 5th WMS has gathered over 450 participants from 101 countries and regions, including representatives of 197 mainstream media outlets, think tanks, government agencies and diplomatic missions to China, and UN agencies and international organizations. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
This aerial photo taken on Dec. 6, 2023 shows the flowing ice on the Yellow River in Dalad Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng)
Children experience the NETA Magic Kid during the 40th Thailand International Motor Expo in Bangkok, Thailand, Dec. 6, 2023. The 40th Thailand International Motor Expo 2023 will last until Dec. 11. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)
A premature baby from Gaza Strip is seen at a hospital in the new administrative capital, east of Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 3, 2023.
Egypt received 28 premature babies from Al-Shifa, Gaza's largest hospital, via Rafah crossing, the only crossing point between the besieged Gaza Strip and Egypt on Nov. 20. Currently many of these babies are being treated at a hospital in the new administrative capital of Egypt. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
Team China celebrate during the stage 2 women's singles match between Wang Manyu of China and Prithika Pavade of France at the ITTF Mixed Team World Cup 2023 in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)■
