BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
Pigeons are released after a flag-raising ceremony marking the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)A flag-raising ceremony marking the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China is held at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)People attend a flag-raising ceremony marking the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)Police officers present flowers to martyrs at a cemetery in Tianjin, north China, Sept. 30, 2025. China observed its 12th Martyrs' Day on Tuesday with commemorations held across the country to honor fallen national heroes. (Photo by Du Penghui/Xinhua)Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy ship Qi Jiguang passes by Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, south China, on Sept. 30, 2025. PLA Navy ships Qi Jiguang and Yimengshan entered the waters of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Tuesday morning. Escorted by vessels from the PLA Hong Kong Garrison and the HKSAR government, Qi Jiguang and Yimengshan sailed towards the PLA Hong Kong Garrison's naval base in Stonecutters Island. The two vessels will be open for public visits at the Stonecutters Island Navel Base. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)This photo taken on Sept. 30, 2025 shows a view of the aurora in Jiamusi City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Qu Yubao/Xinhua)Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2025 shows the men's singles semifinal match between Daniil Medvedev of Russia and Learner Tien of the United States at 2025 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China. (Xinhua/Na Yuqi)Children play with a chess robot at the Global Chess Festival in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 30, 2025. The Hungarian National Gallery turned into a vibrant space of intellect and imagination for children here on Tuesday as the 11th Judit Polgar Global Chess Festival drew thousands of visitors. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)Syrian children prepare to enter Syria from Türkiye under the escort of Turkish immigration workers at the Cilvegozu Border Gate in Reyhanli district of Hatay, Türkiye, Sept. 29, 2025. Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Monday that a total of 509,387 Syrians have returned to their country through the voluntary return process following the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime in December 2024. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)■
