BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
A grand national flag-raising ceremony is held at the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)This aerial photo taken on Jan. 1, 2024 shows tourists enjoying the sunrise at the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)People take part in a New Year countdown at the Shougang Park in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)Two girls show their paper-cutting works to each other at a cultural park in Xinghua City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 31, 2023. (Photo by Zhou Shegen/Xinhua)Tourists wait to enjoy a new year's concert in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 31, 2023. Cultural tourism has become an option for both residents and tourists in the southwestern city of Chengdu during the three-day New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)This aerial photo taken on Dec. 31, 2023 shows tourists viewing a specialty performance at a cultural compound in Yinchuan City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)Fireworks are seen during a New Year celebration at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Dec. 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)This photo taken on Dec. 31, 2023 shows a meeting held by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to announce the preliminary results of the country's presidential election. Felix Tshisekedi has been re-elected as president of the DRC for a second five-year term, securing 73.34 percent of the total votes cast in the elections held on Dec. 20, the Independent National Electoral Commission said Sunday. (Photo by Alain Uyakani/Xinhua)People inspect the rubble of a house after an Israeli airstrike in Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, Dec. 31, 2023. The number of Palestinian deaths due to Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 21,822, with 56,451 injured, the Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Sunday. (Xinhua)Huge waves hit the coast of Pacifica in San Francisco Bay Area, California, the United States, Dec. 30, 2023. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)Stranded passengers are pictured at St Pancras International Station in London, Britain on Dec. 30, 2023. Eurostar trains to and from London have been cancelled on Saturday after a tunnel under River Thames was flooded, stranding thousands of passengers ahead of New Year's Eve. (Xinhua)Girls enjoy a carousel ride ahead of the New Year in Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy, Dec. 30, 2023. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)■
