BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
China on Friday finished the construction of the main structure of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in its southwestern Guizhou Province, which is set to become the world's tallest bridge.A project of Guizhou Transportation Investment Group Co., Ltd., the suspension bridge has a vertical height of 625 meters from the bridge deck down to the river surface.The 2,890-meter bridge, with a span of 1,420 meters, is also the world's largest span bridge to be built in a mountainous area. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
The 31st Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Show kicked off here on Friday. This year's lantern show features 12 groups of super-large light sets, seven groups of large light sets and more than 200 groups of small and medium-sized light sets. The scale of the lantern displays has set a new record in the history of the Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Show. (Xinhua/Tang Wenhao)
The bridge, with a total of 226 piers and nearly 100,000 bolts and fasteners, will be inspected by the workers twice to ensure the safe and smooth passage of trains during the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
Hong Jianhua, an inheritor of Huizhou bamboo carving listed in China's national intangible cultural heritages, has been dedicated to the craft since the age of 16.
The skills of bamboo carving, brick carving, wood carving and stone carving are the top four traditional carving arts in Huizhou. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
