BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
This photo taken on Jan. 8, 2024 shows a seal in the Amundsen Sea. China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2 is conducting an Antarctic expedition in the Amundsen Sea, where various animals can be spotted. (Xinhua/Zhou Yuan)People compete during an ice dragon boat contest at a park in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)A customer selects decorations for Spring Festival at a market in Yutian County, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 13, 2024. China's 2024 Spring Festival holiday will run from Feb. 10 to 17. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)A fisherman shows a big fish just caught in Yanhedi Village, Nanxian County, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 13, 2024. Nanxian County saw busy winter fish-catching by local fishermen at present to meet the demand of the market. The annual output of aquatic products in the county reached 162,000 tonnes in 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)Actors perform at the opening ceremony of a promotion event for tourism and winter fishing on the Dalinor Lake in Chifeng City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2024. A promotion event for tourism and winter fishing kicked off at the Dalinor Lake of Hexigten Banner in Chifeng. Featuring fishing, performance and other activities, this event attracted many tourists. (Xinhua/Peng Yuan)Rescuers are seen at the site of an accident in a coal mine of the Pingdingshan Tianan Coal Mining Co., Ltd. in Pingdingshan City, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 13, 2024. Ten people have been confirmed dead and six others remain missing after an accident occurred Friday afternoon in a coal mine in the city of Pingdingshan, central China's Henan Province, local authorities said Saturday. The accident happened at 2:55 p.m. Friday in a coal mine of the Pingdingshan Tianan Coal Mining Co., Ltd. Preliminary investigation showed that it was caused by a coal and gas outburst. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)A worker welds at the construction site of a natural gas processing terminal project in Binzhou City, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 12, 2024. At present, there are nearly 1,300 workers working day and night at the construction site of the natural gas processing terminal project in Binzhou City, the largest of its kind being constructed by Bohai Oilfield, China's largest offshore crude oil producer. It will provide reliable green and clean energy for north China after completion. (Photo by Du Penghui/Xinhua)Tourists dressed up in costumes pose for photos at a square in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2024. The square, where the landmark St. Sophia Cathedral, a former Russian Orthodox church and a perfect example of Neo-Byzantine architectures, is located, has become a hot spot for tourists during the city's tourism boom this winter. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)Pasang Butri's daughter Tsering Butri (1st L) prepares chema box for her family members at home in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which fell on Jan. 12 this year. On Friday, the Pasang Butri family, who live in Sangzhuzi District of Xigaze City, got up early and dressed up in new clothes, welcoming the arrival of the farmers' New Year. This is the first time for the four-generation family to spend the farmers' New Year in their new home, a newly renovated three-story house. Sitting beside an exquisite chema box (a rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain that symbolizes good luck), families and relatives enjoyed their feast and expressed their good wishes for the New Year. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)People visit the exhibition area of Samsung during the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the United States, Jan. 10, 2024. The 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world's premier tech show, concluded in the U.S. city of Las Vegas on Friday, featuring the latest innovations in consumer electronics industries. The four-day show drew more than 130,000 attendees and over 4,000 exhibitors from more than 150 countries and regions, including over 1,200 startups. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 13, 2024 shows people attending a rally to support people in Palestine in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Dwi Aqilasyah/Xinhua)This photo taken on Jan. 12, 2024 shows monarch butterflies in a monarch butterfly sanctuary in Temascaltepec, Mexico. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)Zhu Chenjie (2nd R) of China reacts after knowing that his goal was disallowed by VAR due to offside after the Group A match between China and Tajikistan at AFC Asian Cup in Doha, Qatar, on Jan. 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Cao Can)■
