BEIJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
Tourists ride camels at the Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring scenic area in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 4, 2026. China recorded 826 million domestic tourist trips during the seven-day National Day holiday, with tourism spending totaling 738.38 billion yuan (about 109.67 billion U.S. dollars), the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Friday. On a daily average basis, the number of domestic trips rose 6.3 percent from the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday in 2025, while tourism spending increased 4.3 percent, according to the ministry. (Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/Xinhua)A cotton picker of Lu Dewen's team harvests cotton for other farmers at a field in Daquan Township of Shawan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 1, 2026. In Shawan, at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, 35-year-old cotton farmer Lu Dewen is busy managing his cotton-picking team. Four years ago, Lu's family bought a cotton picker, allowing them to harvest their own cotton and provide services to other farmers. Over the years, Lu has witnessed advances in cotton-growing techniques and the wider use of mechanized and intelligent agricultural machinery. Shawan is a major cotton-producing area in northern Xinjiang. According to the local bureau of agriculture and rural affairs, the city planted 1.6457 million mu (about 109,713 hectares) of cotton this year, with mechanized operations accounting for more than 99 percent of the work from sowing to harvesting. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)Visitors shop at Sanya International Duty-Free Shopping Complex in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 2, 2026. Hainan saw 4.754 million tourist trips during the National Day holiday, marking a year-on-year increase of 13.1 percent. Total tourist spending rose 14.7 percent year on year to 6.875 billion yuan (about 1.02 billion U.S. dollars), according to the Hainan provincial department of tourism, culture, radio, television and sports. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)Zheng Qinwen of China celebrates scoring during the women's singles quarterfinal match between Zheng Qinwen of China and Elina Svitolina of Ukraine at 2026 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Oct. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Han)Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, presidential candidate of Brazil's ruling Workers' Party, greets supporters at a presidential election runoff campaign in Brasilia, Brazil, Oct. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Lucio Tavora)A collapsed building and a damaged vehicle are pictured after an earthquake in Penonome, central Cocle Province of Panama, Oct. 9, 2026. A major earthquake struck Panama on Friday. (Photo by Daniel Gonzalez/Xinhua)Firefighters work at the site of a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Mkambarani, Morogoro Region, eastern Tanzania, Oct. 9, 2026. At least 28 people were killed in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a truck in Tanzania's eastern Morogoro Region, the regional fire and rescue service said Friday. Joseph Mwasabeja, acting commander of the Morogoro Regional Fire and Rescue Force, said the accident occurred overnight Thursday at Mkambarani along the Morogoro-Dar es Salaam highway. (Xinhua)An actor dressed as Don Quixote participates in the parade during the Cervantes Week celebration in Alcala de Henares, Spain, Oct. 9, 2026. Cervantes Week is being celebrated from Oct. 8 to 12 in Alcala de Henares, the hometown of Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes. The annual festival honors Cervantes, one of Spain's greatest literary figures. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)This photo taken on Oct. 8, 2026 shows the interior of a metro station in Stockholm, Sweden. Many stations in Stockholm's metro system feature artworks, including murals and sculptures, bringing a distinctive artistic touch to platforms and passageways. (Xinhua/Lyu You)An exhibitor touches a stick insect during the 32nd Bioexo Exotic Animals Exhibition in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Oct. 9, 2026. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua)■
