BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
An aerial drone photo shows folk artists putting on a molten iron fireworks show in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)A tourist poses for photos in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 11, 2024. Iconic tourist destinations in Xizang, such as Potala Palace, will be open to the public free of charge until March 15, as part of the region's winter tourism promotion. During this period, all scenic spots in Xizang rated above A level, except for temple sites, are open to the public free of charge. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)Artists perform lion dances to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in front of the Ruins of St. Paul's in south China's Macao on Feb. 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)Fireworks in celebration of the Spring Festival are set off over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, south China, Feb. 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)An aerial drone photo shows tourists visiting a scenic area in Linhai City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 11, 2024. (Photo by Pan Kanjun/Xinhua)People visit a scenic spot in Chengyang District of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, on Feb. 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)Alexander Stubb receives an interview in Helsinki, Finland, Feb. 11, 2024. The presidential candidate for the National Coalition Alexander Stubb narrowly won the Finnish presidential election Sunday night. (Xinhua/Chen Jing)This photo taken on Feb. 10, 2024 shows children flying a kite at a temporary camp in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. Mayor of Rafah Ahmed Al-Sufi warned that, "Israeli bombings have escalated in recent hours in Rafah, paving the way for a military operation in the city." He called on the international community to take action to prevent Israel from carrying out a military offensive in the city, which is currently inhabited by more than 1.4 million Palestinians, stressing that any military action would lead to a "massacre" and a bloodbath. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)People attend a funeral of 17 militants who were killed in recent U.S. and British airstrikes targeting Houthi sites, in Sanaa, Yemen's capital, on Feb. 10, 2024. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)■
