BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
The combination of the Shenzhou-16 crewed spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket is to be transferred to the launching area at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, May 22, 2023.The combination of the Shenzhou-16 crewed spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket was transferred to the launching area on Monday, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said.The facilities and equipment at the launch site are in good condition, and various pre-launch function checks and joint tests will be carried out as planned, said the CMSA. The spaceship will be launched in the near future at an appropriate time. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
Scientific research members measure river flow velocity near the Mount Qomolangma base camp in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 22, 2023. Chinese scientists have started a scientific expedition to the Mount Qomolangma region in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, as part of the second comprehensive scientific expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. A total of 170 scientists are conducting research on water, ecology and human activities, aiming to reveal the mechanism of environmental change and optimize the ecological security barrier system on the plateau. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
This aerial photo shows the horticultural expo garden in Cangzhou City, north China's Hebei Province, May 12, 2023. Cangzhou is a city that thrives on canal. Stretching more than 200 kilometers, the water course of the Grand Canal is well preserved, and there are numerous historical relics along the canal. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)
Herdsman Palden makes tea at a tent near the Mount Qomolangma base camp in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 17, 2023.Yak transport is an essential means of supply for scientific expedition to Mt. Qomolangma, the world's highest peak which has challenging natural conditions.. Herdsmen living in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, the Chinese administrative township closest to Mt. Qomolangma, have been providing yak services to climbers in response to demand. The herdsmen's work of yak transport usually starts from walking the yaks onto the Mt. Qomolangma base camp at an altitude of 5,200 meters. Then they load these yaks with goods like oxygen cylinders and tents before heading for advance camp at an altitude of 6,500 meters on Mt. Qomolangma.(Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
This photo taken on May 17, 2023 shows a giant clam at a marine ranch in the sea area of Wuzhizhou Island in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. The butterfly-shaped Wuzhizhou Island is located in Sanya's Haitang Bay and is surrounded by clean waters and stunning scenery. The marine ranch in the sea area of Wuzhizhou Island is China's first tropical marine ranch. Currently, hundreds of marine species thrive in the marine ranch near the island. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)
A woman attends the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show during the press day in London, Britain, on May 22, 2023. The annual RHS Chelsea Flower Show will open to the public here on May 23. (Xinhua/Li Ying)
The Manneken-Pis is seen in a butterfly costume in Brussels, Belgium, May 22, 2023. Belgium's famous statue Manneken-Pis was decorated with a butterfly costume on Monday to celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)
This photo taken on May 16, 2023 shows a sarus crane at the Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo in northeastern Thailand. The Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo is the largest breeding site for the endangered cranes in Thailand. From 2009 to 2013, the Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo began releasing sarus cranes back into the wild, and so far, 156 cranes have successfully returned.(Xinhua/Wang Teng)
People ride bicycles during the Moscow Spring Bicycle Festival in Moscow, Russia, May 21, 2023. About 50,000 cyclists took part in the festival this year. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)
Greek Prime Minister and New Democracy (ND) party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis (C) celebrates with supporters at the political party's headquarters in Athens, Greece, on May 21, 2023. ND garnered 40.79 percent of the votes, securing 145 seats in the next 300-member parliament, according to 96.03 percent of the votes counted, official results released by the Interior Ministry showed.(Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)■