BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
This multi-exposure photo shows Gu Ailing of China competing during the freestyle skiing women's freeski big air final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)
Traditional Chinese lion dancers perform in front of the London Eye which is lit up in red to celebrate the Chinese New Year in London, Britain, Feb. 16, 2026. (Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo shows people enjoying a grand feast to mark the Chinese New Year's Eve in Songgai ancient town in southwest China's Chongqing, Feb. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
People participate in a dragon boat race to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Feb. 15, 2026. (Photo by Martin Zabala/Xinhua)
Norbu Sidar, a national-level inheritor of the Tibetan thangka, draws the details of a thangka at the Xizang Academy of Thangka in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 10, 2026. Thangka, renowned for its meticulous composition, vibrant colors, and profound cultural connotations, was listed among the first batch of China's national intangible cultural heritages in 2006. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
People in costumes take part in the Nicosia Carnival parade in Nicosia, Cyprus on Feb. 15, 2026. (Photo by George Christophorou/Xinhua)
Corgi dogs race during the Winter Corgi Nationals championship at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, the United States, Feb. 15, 2026. (Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua)■