BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) — A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
Officials unveil the Paris 2024 stage during the opening ceremony of the stages for the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, May 23, 2024, in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France. (Photo by Julian Mattea/Xinhua)
Aerial drone photo taken on May 23, 2024 shows ships passing through the five-tiered ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China’s Hubei Province. Cargo production by the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydropower project on the Yangtze River, reached 2.08 billion tons on May 21, 2024. (Photo by Wang Gang/Xinhua)
Aerial drone photo taken on May 23, 2024 shows a view of the Panjiang million kilowatt photovoltaic base project in Bouyei-Miao Autonomous County, Guanling, southwest China’s Guizhou Province. As the first phase of the project, the uploading of power to the infrastructure at its full capacity has started recently. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)
This photo taken on May 24, 2024 shows scenery of Tianchi Lake in Changbai Mountain, northeast China’s Jilin Province. Located amidst snow-capped mountains, Tianchi Lake stands out as a remarkable natural attraction every year when the frozen waters begin to melt. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)
An aerial drone photo taken on May 24, 2024 shows the construction site of the South Main Tower of the Shuangliu Yangtze River Grand Bridge in Ezhou, central China’s Hubei Province. The south main tower of the bridge was successfully closed on Friday. (Xinhua/Wu Jizun)
Citizens learn about the art of tea at an urban reading room in Donggang District, Rishao, east China’s Shandong Province, on May 23, 2024. As of 2020, nineteen urban reading halls have been established in Dongkong District, which are open to the public free of charge. Special activities including reading stations, experiencing intangible cultural heritage and displaying cultural and creative materials are regularly held in the reading halls. (Xinhua/Meng Dao)
Dennis Francis (L), President of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), and Kenji Nakano, President of the General Assembly Affairs Branch, observe a minute’s silence in memory of late Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi. UNGA Plenary Session on Culture of Peace begins on May 23, 2024 at UN Headquarters in New York. (Evan Schneider/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)
A full moon rises above the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion, Greece on May 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)
A fireworks display is held to mark the opening of the Vivid Sydney Light Festival in Sydney, Australia on May 24, 2024. Vivid Sydney, an annual celebration of creativity, innovation and technology, takes place here from May 24 to June 15 this year. (Xinhua/Ma Bing)■