BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
A ceremony to commemorate the September 18 Incident is held at the 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 18, 2025. Sirens wailed and a bell tolled in northeast China on Thursday to commemorate the 94th anniversary of the September 18 Incident, which marked the start of China's war of resistance against Japanese aggression. Hundreds of people, including veterans and their relatives, gathered on the square of the 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang to honor those who fought in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)People walk past a poster of the film "Evil Unbound" at the Exhibition Hall of Evidence of Crimes Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 18, 2025. "The real history is far more brutal than what the film can depict," said Jin Chengmin, curator of the Exhibition Hall of Evidence of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army. Unit 731, a top-secret biological and chemical warfare research base, was established in the Pingfang District of Harbin, and served as the nerve center for Japanese biological warfare in China and Southeast Asia during World War II. Historical records suggest that between 1940 and 1945, at least 3,000 people were used in human experiments by Unit 731, while more than 300,000 people in China were killed by Japan's biological weapons. (Photo by Zhang Dawei/Xinhua)A visitor sheds tears at the Exhibition Hall of Evidence of Crimes Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)Visitors wait to taste Luosifen at a booth of the 22nd China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. Luosifen, or river snail rice noodles, drew attention and popularity at the ongoing 22nd China-ASEAN Expo. Known for its pungent smell, Luosifen is an iconic delicacy in Liuzhou. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)A staff member feeds tunas at an offshore yellowfin tuna breeding base in Lingshui Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, on Sept. 17, 2025. In recent years, Hainan Province has accelerated the development of its fishery industry by giving full play to its advantages in marine fisheries. Thanks to technological breakthroughs, the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences established an offshore yellowfin tuna breeding base in Lingshui, which has achieved artificial spawning and hatching of yellowfin tunas. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)Students review moves of Tibetan opera at Lhasa No. 2 secondary vocational and technical school in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 9, 2025. Considered a living fossil of Tibetan culture, Tibetan opera blends talking, singing, acting, dancing and literature. It was included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. With the government's support and the dedication of both young and old Tibetan opera enthusiasts, along with the efforts of intangible cultural heritage inheritors, this traditional art form is gaining new momentum on the plateau. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)This photo taken on Sept. 18, 2025 shows the construction site of an offshore photovoltaic power plant in Changli County, north China's Hebei Province. At present, a pilot offshore photovoltaic demonstration project of Hebei Province, with a designed installed capacity of 1.8 million kilowatts, is being advanced steadily at the sea area of Changli County. Upon completion, it is expected to generate about 2.7 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, saving 840,000 tonnes of standard coal and reducing 2.16 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 16, 2025 shows a view of Yuehai national wetland park in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The city of Yinchuan in northwest China boasts numerous natural and well-protected wetlands, making it one of the first batch of international wetland cities in China. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)Spectators attend the Australian premiere of the film "Evil Unbound" at a cinema in Sydney, Australia, Sept. 18, 2025. "Evil Unbound," a film depicting the atrocities of Japan's notorious Unit 731 clandestinely operated by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II, was officially released in Australia on Thursday. The release day of the film coincided with the 94th anniversary of the September 18 Incident that marked the start of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. This year also marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in China's war of resistance and the World Anti-Fascist War. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)This photo taken on Sept. 18, 2025 shows an Israeli airstrike hitting a house in the center of Kfar Tebnit in southern Lebanon. The Israeli army carried out several airstrikes Thursday evening across southern Lebanon, targeting villages including Mays el Jabal, Dibbine, and Kfar Tebnit, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)A woman holds a sign showing support for the victims of the pager explosion on the first anniversary of the attack in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)IOC President Kirsty Coventry (C) poses for a photo during her visit to the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Village in Milan, Italy, Sept. 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jing)■
