BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
People visit a lantern show held in Taiyuan Ancient County scenic spot in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 6, 2025 shows people performing dragon dance in Nanjian County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo by Shi Zhihong/Xinhua)People look at festive lanterns in Nanhu District of Jiaxing, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 6, 2025. Festive preparations are underway in Nanhu District of Jiaxing for the upcoming Lantern Festival. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)People walk on the Qianmen Street in the strong wind in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xin)Tourists have fun at the Dadonghai scenic area in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 6, 2025. Sanya received over 2.56 million tourists during the 8-day Spring Festival holiday, generating 6.7 billion yuan (about 920 million U.S. dollars) in tourism revenue. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan)People walk to board a ferry to leave Santorini after earthquakes shook the island, in Santorini, Greece, on Feb. 4, 2025. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)Health staff transfer bodies of victims in Goma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Feb. 5, 2025. Goma, the capital of North Kivu province and a key regional hub, remains in turmoil after the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels on Jan. 26 asserted that they had taken control of the city, a claim the Congolese government has not recognized. "There are more than 2,000 bodies to be buried," said Patrick Muyaya, spokesperson for the DRC government, on Monday evening during a press briefing in Kinshasa, the capital of the Central African country, referring to the aftermath of the hostilities in Goma. (Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua)A drone photo taken on Feb. 3, 2025 in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez shows a part of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. Located on the border between Mexico and the United States, Ciudad Juarez is an important city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, just across the Rio Grande River from El Paso, Texas in the United States. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed on Tuesday that 10,000 National Guard troops have begun deployment along the 3,200-km border with the United States. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach (R) delivers the invitation to Li Lingwei, delegate of the Chinese National Olympic Committee, during a ceremony marking the one-year countdown for Milano Cortina 2026 in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jing)■
