BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
Actors dressed in traditional attire perform during a grand ceremony honoring Confucius in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2026. A grand ceremony honoring the ancient Chinese sage Confucius was held on Monday in Qufu, the hometown of Confucius, to commemorate the 2,577th anniversary of his birth. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)People visit the Yichunxi Railway Station of the Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway in Yichun, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 28, 2026. China's northernmost high-speed railway, running through a region of discontinuous permafrost in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, officially entered service on Monday. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)Train attendants wave hands beside G9997, the first train of the Xi'an-Ankang high-speed railway, at Xi'an East Railway Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 28, 2026. The Xi'an-Ankang high-speed railway was officially put into operation on Monday. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)Tourists watch an immersive drama at the former site of L'indo Bank of China in Tianjin, north China, Sept. 27, 2026. Built in 1912, the former site of L'indo Bank of China is one of the landmarks in Tianjin's Jiefang North Road historical and cultural block, witnessing the development of the city's financial industry in modern times. This building had undergone many historical changes and had been used successively as an art museum, an international auction house, and a museum of Western art. However, due to the scarcity of exhibitions, it had been idle for a long time until the latest renovation. In 2025, Beijing Performance & Arts Group, together with Tianjin North Performing Arts Group, initiated the revitalization of the building, creating an immersive performance scene while preserving its original appearance. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)This photo taken on Sept. 21, 2026 shows the starry sky above the terraced fields in Aichun Village of Yuanyang County in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)Palestinians stand around a burned vehicle following an Israeli drone strike in Gaza City, Sept. 27, 2026. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)The moon rises over the Tajikistan parliament building in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Sept. 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)People view a light installation during the 16th "Light Move Festival" in Lodz, Poland, Sept. 27, 2026. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/Xinhua)The gold medal and a mascot are seen draped around Lin Shan of China during the victory ceremony for the women's 1m springboard of diving at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 28, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)■
