BEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
This photo taken on Oct. 6, 2025 shows a full moon over the sky in Kunshan, east China's Jiangsu Province. Monday marked this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, which is celebrated annually on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. People across China admired the full moon to celebrate the traditional holiday. (Photo by Wang Xuzhong/Xinhua)A drone photo taken on Oct. 6, 2025 shows a full moon over the sky at a theme park in north China's Tianjin. Monday marked this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, which is celebrated annually on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. People across China admired the full moon to celebrate the traditional holiday. (Photo by Du Penghui/Xinhua)An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 5, 2025 shows people taking part in a lantern parade at Hongcun Village of Yixian County, Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province. Yixian County is noted for its "lantern gala," an important folk event held during traditional festivals. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)An actor of Sichuan Opera face-changing interacts with tourists during a street banquet at an ancient town of Chongqing, southwest China, Oct. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)Tourists are seen at the bottom of the Luoquanyan sinkhole, which measures 290 meters in depth, in Xuan'en County, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 6, 2025. As China's National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays converge, the nation's cultural activities, bustling transport networks and innovative consumption scenes are painting a vivid picture of economic resilience and growth potential. (Photo by Song Wen/Xinhua)The U.S. Capitol building is seen in Washington, D.C., the United States, Oct. 5, 2025. As the U.S. federal government entered a shutdown -- the first time in nearly seven years -- the confrontation between President Donald Trump's administration and the Democratic Party has further escalated. The Trump administration has cut funding and programs in Democratic-led states and sought to dismantle federal agencies led by Democrats. Meanwhile, Democrats have shown a rare sense of unity, hoping to reverse declining approval ratings through the fight. This new round of partisan conflict over the government shutdown is markedly different from previous ones, characterized by greater hostility and malice that has pushed partisan strife to new heights. It highlights the deepening political polarization in the United States while inflicting greater harm on the American people. (Xinhua/Li Rui)This photo taken on Oct. 5, 2025 shows a pro-Palestine rally in Bucharest, Romania. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)Nawar Najmeh, spokesperson for Syria's Higher Committee for People's Assembly Elections, speaks during a press conference about the parliamentary elections in Damascus, Syria, Oct. 6, 2025. Syria's transitional authorities announced here Monday the final results of the country's first parliamentary elections since the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad in December last year, describing the process as transparent and inclusive despite challenges. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)Former Egyptian minister of tourism and antiquities Khaled Ahmed El-Enany Ali Ezz (R) speaks after winning the election of the candidate for the post of UNESCO director-general in Paris, France, on Oct. 6, 2025. El-Enany has been nominated as the sole candidate for the post of UNESCO director-general during the 222nd session of the organization's executive board held Monday in Paris. (Xinhua/Zhang Baihui)This photo taken on Oct. 5, 2025 shows people carrying harvested paddy during the Seren Taun festival in Sukabumi regency of West Java, Indonesia. Seren Taun is a traditional festival for local people to celebrate paddy harvest and express gratitude. (Photo by Rangga Firmansyah/Xinhua)A racer competes during a buffalo racing in Chonburi, Thailand, Oct. 6, 2025. Hundreds of buffaloes took part in the buffalo racing festival held annually in October among rice farmers to celebrate the rice harvest. (Photo by Rachen Sageamsak/Xinhua)He Yueji of China reacts during the men's 71kg competition at the 2025 IWF World Championships in Forde, Norway, Oct. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/He Canling)■
