BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
A flag-raising ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China is held at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)A ceremony to present flower baskets to fallen national heroes to mark Martyrs' Day is held at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)A welcome ceremony for members of China's 16th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition is held at the base dock in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 30, 2026. China's research icebreakers Xuelong and Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon and Snow Dragon 2, returned to Shanghai in east China on Wednesday after nearly three months of the country's 16th Arctic Ocean expedition. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)A student flies a model plane during a science festival at a primary school in Wuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 29, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)Passengers prepare to board a train at Hefei Railway Station in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 30, 2026. China's railway network saw a peak in passenger flow on Wednesday, one day before the beginning of the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)People watch a terracotta warrior displayed at the Pit No. 2 exhibition hall of the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 30, 2026. The Pit No. 2 exhibition hall of the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum has completed its renovation and will be open to the public during the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)A drone photo taken on Sept. 29, 2026 shows harvesters working in a rice field of a farm under Beidahuang Group in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. China's top grain producer Heilongjiang Province is embracing the harvest season. (Photo by Fu Qiang/Xinhua)This photo taken on Sept. 30, 2026 shows the city skyline at sunset in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Wang Jianhua)Romanian Prime Minister-designate Siegfried Muresan speaks at a joint parliament session in Bucharest, Romania, Sept. 30, 2026. Muresan's proposed government failed to win parliamentary approval on Wednesday. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)People relax and enjoy the autumn scenery along the Moskva River in Moscow, capital of Russia, Sept. 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)■
