BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
The first batch of tourists visiting the eastern artificial island of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge pose for a photo on Dec. 15, 2023. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge tour officially started on Friday. Residents from Hong Kong, Macao, and the Chinese mainland can embark on group tours from the Zhuhai Port to explore the bridge, a megaproject connecting Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao. The entire Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge tour lasts approximately 140 minutes. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)A Long March-5 Y6 carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-41, a high-orbit optical remote sensing satellite, blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 15, 2023. China successfully launched a new remote sensing satellite into its planned orbit from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the southern island province of Hainan on Friday. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)People visit the site of the main tomb of Liu He, the Marquis of Haihun, in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 15, 2023. The main tomb of the Marquis of Haihun, the excavation of which was one of the most significant archaeological events in the country in recent years, opened to the public on Friday in east China's Jiangxi Province. The Western Han Dynasty (202 B.C.-25 A.D.) tomb, located in the provincial capital Nanchang, is one of the few imperial tombs that has not been looted. The main tomb is around 8 meters deep, 17 meters long and 16 meters wide, and linked by a long path. To protect the site, visitors will observe it from above via a newly-built passageway. According to the burial practice of the time, which required the dead to be treated as if they were alive, the interior chamber of the tomb was divided into a bedroom on the east side and a living room on the west side, resembling the living environment of the marquis Liu He when he was alive, said Fan Lijun, deputy curator of the Nanchang Relic Museum of Haihunhou State of Han Dynasty. Visitors can take a look at the layout of the tomb and also see replicas of some unearthed items, including Liu's coffin and a dressing mirror painted with the portrait of Confucius. In addition, naked-eye 3D technology is applied to vividly demonstrate different sections of the tomb as well as its collection of relics. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)Workers collect ice from the frozen Songhua River in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 14, 2023. Ice cubes collected from the frozen Songhua River are used in the construction of the Harbin Ice and Snow World. The renowned seasonal theme park will open for its 25th winter season on Dec. 18. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)This photo taken on Dec. 15, 2023 shows Geminids meteor shower over Yulong County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Cui Wen)European Council President Charles Michel (C) prepares to talk with the media after the first day's meeting of European Union (EU) leaders in Brussels, Belgium, Dec. 15, 2023. EU leaders agreed on Thursday to open EU accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova and to grant candidate status to Georgia. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) speaks during his annual press conference and question-and-answer session in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)A woman poses for photos with lanterns on display at the Dragons and Lanterns Festival during its preview tour at Jardin d'Acclimatation in Paris, France, Dec. 14, 2023. The festival will be open to the public from Dec. 15, 2023 to Feb. 25, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)Motorcyclists dressed as Santa Clauses ride through Vukovar, Croatia, on Dec. 15, 2023. (Mia Slafhauzer/PIXSELL via Xinhua)
