BEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
This photo taken on June 5, 2024 shows a scene of the dragon boat race at Longtan Park in Dongcheng District in Beijing, capital of China. The 2024 Longtan Duanwu cultural event was held here on Wednesday, featuring a variety of activities such as dragon boat races and stage performances. Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar to commemorate ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan from the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.). (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)Passengers display their trip information reminders after buying high-speed sleeper train tickets for Shanghai at Hong Kong West Kowloon Station in Hong Kong, south China, June 5, 2024. High-speed sleeper trains linking Beijing and Shanghai with Hong Kong will commence operations on June 15, facilitating personnel exchanges between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway) said on Tuesday. Ticket sales for the high-speed sleeper trains opened on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)An aerial drone photo taken on June 4, 2024 shows a view of Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province. Urban ecosystem in Xining has greatly improved thanks to landscaping efforts in recent years. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)A job seeker (front) talks with recruiting representatives at a job fair dedicated to the modern service sector in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 5, 2024. This job fair, organized by the employment management service center of Hangzhou City, was held here on Wednesday, where about 60 enterprises offered more than 740 job openings. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)This photo taken on June 5, 2024 shows an exhibition hall of the 27th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in St. Petersburg, Russia. The 27th SPIEF opened here on Wednesday with the participation of delegates from 139 countries and regions. The forum, with the theme of "The Formation of New Areas of Growth as the Cornerstone of a Multipolar World" will focus on key economic issues facing Russia, emerging markets, and the world, according to the organizer. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)Academic workers protest at the University of California (UC), Irvine in Orange County, California, the United States, on June 5, 2024. Academic workers at the University of California (UC), Irvine walked off the job on Wednesday, joining their counterparts at other campuses in the UC system on strike in response to the university's handling of pro-Palestinian protests. (Xinhua)Baby hawksbill sea turtles are released to the sea on the occasion of World Environment Day in Donggala regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, June 5, 2024. (Photo by Adi Pranata/Xinhua)Winter Olympic champion Gu Ailing passes the Paris 2024 Olympic torch during the relay of the Olympic flame of Paris 2024 in Loire, France, June 5, 2024. (Xinhua/Xiao Yazhuo)■
