BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
A drone photo taken on July 10, 2025 shows two Xixia imperial tombs in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. China's Xixia Imperial Tombs were officially added to the UNESCO World Heritage List on Friday during the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Paris, France. The inscription brings the total number of World Heritage sites in China to 60. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)A guest operates a robot during the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Digital Economy Forum in north China's Tianjin, July 11, 2025. Themed "New Bonds in the Digital Economy, New Horizons for Cooperation," the forum was held here Friday. (Xinhua/Li Ran)This photo taken on July 11, 2025 shows a cloned yak at a yak breeding base in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A cloned yak was born via caesarean section on Thursday at a yak breeding base in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, researchers have said. The cloned calf weighed 33.5 kg at birth, heavier than most yak newborns, according to the researchers. Xinhua reporters saw the calf, which has a completely black coat, at the breeding base on Friday. It was able to walk and in good health. The project began in July 2023 as a joint initiative by a research team from Zhejiang University in east China, the Damxung County government and the Institute of Plateau Biology of Xizang Autonomous Region. The scientists used whole-genome selection and somatic cell cloning technologies to produce the cloned yak. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)A staff member demonstrates a pair of smart glasses developed by Hangzhou-based technology company Rokid at Rokid's flagship store in Yujiang District of Yingtan, east China's Jiangxi Province, July 10, 2025. The eyewear industry is a traditional sector in Yujiang District, with sales organizations dating back to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Today, Yujiang ranks among the top eyewear industry bases in China, attracting numerous well-known enterprises. From handcrafted eyewear over 200 years ago to the smart glasses today, Yujiang has written a centuries-long legend in the field of optics. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)Choir members from the United States appreciate a traditional Chinese woodcarving in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 11, 2025. Youth from the U.S. attending Bond with Kuliang: 2025 China-U.S. Youth Choir Festival visited schools in Fuzhou and had a face-to-face communication with Chinese youth on Friday. With the theme of "Singing for Peace", more than a thousand participants from nearly 30 youth choirs from China and the United States participate in the choir festival. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)A child plays on the snow at a scenic area in Yakeshi in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 11, 2025. The scenic area uses the snow stored last winter to pave a snow track during summer. (Xinhua/Ma Jinrui)This photo taken on July 10, 2025 shows the Huxin pavilion at Yuyuan Garden in east China's Shanghai. The Huxin pavilion, a historical tea house, was reopened after nearly two years of protective renovation. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)An exhibitor (L) introduces jade jewelry to a customer at the 2025 China Kunming International Stone Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on July 10, 2025. The 2025 China Kunming International Stone Expo opened in Kunming Thursday. The 5-day expo covers an area of about 50,000 square meters, gathering over 100 domestic and foreign business associations and exhibition groups. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)Tourists ride a hot air balloon at Tenglong Cave scenic spot in Lichuan City, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, July 10, 2025. Relying on ethnic culture, landscape resources and ecological culture heritage, the tourism market in Enshi continues drawing visitors since the beginning of this summer. (Photo by Song Wen/Xinhua)Tourists line up to visit China Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka in Osaka, Japan, July 11, 2025. China's National Pavilion Day event kicked off at Expo 2025 Osaka on Friday. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)A medical worker takes care of a patient at a cholera treatment center in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 10, 2025. The cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached an "acute phase," with infections still rising, Health Minister Roger Kamba said Thursday. Since January 2025, over 33,000 cases and a fatality rate of around 2 percent have been recorded nationwide, Kamba said at a press conference. (Xinhua)Volunteers load fuel into a tanker trailer to fuel equipment used in the cleanup of the aftermath of the floods in Ingram, Texas, the United States, July 11, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump visited central Texas on Friday, clapping back again at the criticism of his policy and federal response to the July 4 major flooding that left at least 121 dead and more than 150 others missing. The search is continuing, though no survivors have been found since July 5, according to officials from the hardest-hit Kerr County in central Texas. (Photo by Nick Wagner/Xinhua)Participants perform during a grand folk dance show during the 13th Latvian School Youth Song and Dance Festival in Riga, Latvia, July 11, 2025. The festival, which is held every five years, is one of the biggest children's and youth culture and art event in the country. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua)Sem Verbeek (the Netherlands, L)/Katerina Siniakova (the Czech Republic) celebrate after winning the mixed doubles final against Joe Salisbury (Britain)/Luisa Stefani (Brazil) at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Britain, July 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Ying)■
