BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
An aerial drone photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)Chinese students teach a member of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington to play Guqin, a traditional Chinese instrument, at Peking University in Beijing, capital of China, March 20, 2024. A delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington is visiting China from March 17 to 27, as part of a program dedicated to promoting youth communication and exchanges between the two countries. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)A staff member explains the working principle of a meteorological observation instrument to students at the observation field of local meteorological bureau in Rongcheng City, east China's Shandong Province, March 22, 2024. Various activities were held across the country to welcome the 64th World Meteorological Day, which falls on March 23 every year. (Photo by Li Xinjun/Xinhua)A high-speed passenger train runs along the Xi'an-Chengdu high-speed railway in Xinji Town of Hanzhong City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, March 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)A tea farmer picks tea leaves at a tea garden in Shuangbao Town of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 21, 2024. (Photo by Chen Xi/Xinhua)Smoke from fire rises above the burning Crocus City Hall concert venue following a shooting incident in the northwest of Moscow, Russia, on March 22, 2024. More than 60 people have been killed in Friday's terrorist attack in Moscow's Crocus City Hall, according to the Investigative Committee of Russia (ICR). (Xinhua/Cao Yang)Residents search for their belongings from their charred homes after a fire at a slum area in Manila, the Philippines, March 22, 2024. A fire broke out Thursday night, razing about 140 homes, according to the Philippine Bureau of Fire Protection. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)People gather outside a hospital in case of aftershocks in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, on March 22, 2024. An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck off East Java on Friday without triggering a tsunami, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan/Xinhua)Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), addresses the Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels, Belgium, March 21, 2024. The world's first Nuclear Energy Summit convened here on Thursday, highlighting the role of nuclear energy in addressing global challenges such as reducing fossil fuel use, enhancing energy security, and boosting economic development. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)Women have their faces smeared with colored powder during the celebration of Holi festival in Bhopal, India, March 22, 2024. (Str/Xinhua)Wang Shaojie (C) of Beijing Royal Fighters goes for a lay up against Zeng Fanbo (R) and Taruike Jianiyou of Beijing Ducks during the 46th round match of the 2023-2024 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Beijing, China, March 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)■
