BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
Children have fun at a resort which was once a mine pit in Laixi City, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 5, 2025. In recent years, local authorities have transformed a closed mine pit into a resort, a move to promote local ecological environment. (Xinhua/Ding Hongfa)
A stitched panoramic aerial drone photo taken on July 30, 2025 shows bridges over the Lhasa River in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. During the 1950s, the first bridge over the Lhasa River was built, ending the reliance on rafts for river crossings. Nowadays, multiple bridges span the river across downtown Lhasa, reflecting the region's rapid progress in transportation and urban development. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)
Combine harvesters harvest wheat in the field in Heihe City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 5, 2025. Heilongjiang Province, a major agricultural producer dubbed “China's grain barn,” has seen its crops entering the ripening stage. (Photo by Lu Wenxiang/Xinhua)
Cars drive amid rains on a street in Hong Kong, south China, Aug. 5, 2025. The Hong Kong Observatory on Tuesday morning issued the black rainstorm warning signal, the fourth time within eight days. This is the highest level in the observatory's three-tier heavy rain alert system. This indicates that heavy rain has fallen or is expected to fall generally over Hong Kong, exceeding 70 mm in an hour, and is likely to continue. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 5, 2025 shows the site of a road collapse in Duanzhou District of Zhaoqing City, south China's Guangdong Province. Zhaoqing City was hit by heavy rainfall on Monday, resulting in flooding in multiple sections of urban areas including Duanzhou District. (Xinhua/Xiao Ennan)
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is pictured in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug. 5, 2025. Malaysia is prepared to send a monitoring team along the Thailand-Cambodia border if both countries request it, Anwar said on Tuesday. (Malaysian National News Agency/Handout via Xinhua)
People stand near the fast boat after it capsized at Sanur beach in Bali, Indonesia, Aug. 5, 2025. The Chinese consulate general in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, confirmed on Tuesday that two Chinese nationals were killed in a fast boat capsizing accident off Indonesia's Bali Island earlier in the day. (Photo by Dicky Bisinglasi/Xinhua)
A fire dancer performs during a procession celebrating the Esala Perahera festival in Kandy, Sri Lanka, Aug. 4, 2025. Esala Perahera is one of the grandest Buddhist festivals in Sri Lanka, with a history of more than 1,000 years. This year's festival was held from July 30 to August 9. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
A squirrel is pictured at a park in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Aug. 3, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)■