BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
Passengers board a train at Harbin Railway Station in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 22, 2026. China's 2026 Spring Festival travel rush had passed its halfway point as of Saturday, with inter-regional passenger trips reaching 5.08 billion in the first 20 days, the Ministry of Transport said on Sunday. (Photo by Yuan Yong/Xinhua)
Artists perform Yingge dance in Puning, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 22, 2026. The Yingge dance, or “dance to the hero's song,” is a folk dance of Guangdong which has enjoyed growing popularity nationwide in recent years. As many shops in Puning chose to open their doors to start the new year's business on Sunday, the sixth day of the Chinese New Year, Yingge dance teams staged wonderful performances across the city to convey their best wishes for a prosperous start of the new year. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
Visitors watch an acrobatic show at Yangliuqing ancient town in Tianjin, north China, Feb. 22, 2026. Yangliuqing ancient town launched a range of activities featuring folk customs, traditional culture and interactive experiences, offering visitors an immersive folk feast during this Spring Festival holiday. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
Visitors in traditional costumes enjoy themselves at the Shangxiahang traditional block in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Feb. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)
An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 19, 2026 shows a rapeseed flower field in Tanba Village of Yusi Town, Luxian County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo by Liu Xueyi/Xinhua)
A drone photo taken on Feb. 22, 2026 shows tourists having fun at Yuehai ski resort in Yinchuan City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)
Gold medalist Gu Ailing of China hugs her mother Gu Yan after the awarding ceremony for freestyle skiing women's freeski halfpipe at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 22, 2026. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)
Samba dancers participate in the Champions' Parade of the Carnival 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 21, 2026. The Champions' Parade of the Carnival 2026 was held in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. The top six samba schools in the Special Group returned to the Sambadrome for the closing performance, officially marking the end of this year's Carnival. (Xinhua/Zhou Yongsui)
Tourists take photos at the Great Temple of Abu Simbel during the Sun Festival in Aswan, Egypt, Feb. 22, 2026. During the Sun Festival, which falls on Feb. 22 and Oct. 22 every year, rays of the morning sun would reach the innermost shrine of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel and illuminate the inside sculptures. (Xinhua/Xin Mengchen)■
A damaged vehicle is pictured following an airstrike in Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province, on Feb. 22, 2026. Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Afghan government, confirmed on X on Sunday that the Pakistani military had once again carried out airstrikes on border areas between Afghanistan and Pakistan, causing dozens of casualties. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)■