BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
An aerial drone photo shows a pathway along the coastline in Qingdao City, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 14, 2024. Shandong has been taking efforts in maritime ecological restoration in recent years. By restoring the inshore coastline and building cultural facilities such as reading rooms, the province has offered a better environment for local people. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)Children students celebrate after participating in a tennis summer camp at a tennis club in Beijing, China, Aug. 14, 2024. China has recently experienced a surge in tennis enthusiasm, as evidenced by a notable rise in the demand for training classes and court bookings in various cities. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)Caidengba checks the growth of vegetables in a garden at the Wusiman management station of the administration of the Tarim River basin in Yuli County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 13, 2024. As the management station is far from surrounding towns, the staff grow vegetables and fruits in the free land of the station in their spare time. Caidengba of Mongolian ethnic group, 35, is the deputy head of the Wusiman management station of the administration of the Tarim River basin in Xinjiang. The station is the first "pass" of the main stream of Tarim River, which plays an important role in the downstream water replenishment. Caidengba has been working here for 15 years, guarding the river and the populus euphratica forests in the lower reaches. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)This photo taken on Aug. 15, 2024 shows golden monkeys at the Dalongtan Golden Monkey Research Center in Shennongjia National Park under the Shennongjia Forestry District, central China's Hubei Province. Shennongjia Forestry District in central China's Hubei Province has reported growing golden monkey population, thanks to efforts in habitat protection. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)Paetongtarn Shinawatra, leader of Thailand's Pheu Thai Party, attends a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 15, 2024. Thailand's ruling coalition on Thursday nominated Pheu Thai Party leader and daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, as a candidate for the country's new prime minister in the upcoming parliamentary vote. (Xinhua)A light armored vehicle is seen during a military parade of Armed Forces Day in Warsaw, Poland, Aug. 15, 2024. Poland celebrated its Armed Forces Day on Thursday with a grand parade in Warsaw. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/Xinhua)This photo taken on Aug. 15, 2024 shows a flower carpet at a square in Brussels, Belgium. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)This photo shows pine trees shrouded in clouds at sunset in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Aug. 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)Performers dressed with flower pots on their heads perform during a media preview of the Pacific National Exhibition Fair in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Aug. 15, 2024. Marking its 114th year, the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) Fair, one of the longest running events in Canada, runs from Aug. 17 to Sept. 2 here this year. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)A man flies a kite from the window of a building in New Delhi, India, Aug. 15, 2024. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)■
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