BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
Villagers are pictured during a celebration of the farmers' New Year in Chusong Village of Nyarixung Township in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2026. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar. (Photo by Tenzin Norbu/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026 shows light decorations displayed at the Bailuzhou Park during the 40th Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. The lighting ceremony of the festival was held at the Bailuzhou Park on Wednesday. The festival can be visited in several exhibition areas near the Qinhuai river in the city of Nanjing. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Red-crowned cranes are pictured at the Zhalong National Nature Reserve in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
Workers deice on a power tower in Zouma Town of Hefeng County, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 21, 2026. Facing widespread low-temperature with severe icing on power lines in some high-altitude areas in Hubei Province, power maintenance staff conducted patrols to ensure the stable operation of the power grid. (Photo by Qin Tao/Xinhua)
A drone photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026 shows a view over sea ice in Xingcheng of Huludao City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Photo by Tian Jia/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026 shows the Rosette Nebula seen from Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
This photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026 shows the aurora seen by the sea in South Arm near Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. (Photo by Li Xueming/Xinhua)
Rescuers work at the fire site of a shopping mall in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Jan. 21, 2026. The death toll from a shopping mall fire in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi climbed to 60 after at least 30 bodies were recovered from a shop of the multi-storey building, officials said on Wednesday. (Str/Xinhua)
People participate in a demonstration against the Trump administration's diplomatic and immigration policies in San Francisco, the United States, Jan. 20, 2026. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)
This photo shows the site of a train derailment accident in Gelida, Spain, Jan. 21, 2026. The death toll from Sunday's rail crash near the town of Adamuz in the southern Spanish province of Cordoba has risen to 43 after another body was recovered from the wreckage on Wednesday, Spanish authorities confirmed. According to emergency services, a total of 68 people remain hospitalized, including nine in intensive care units, though none are believed to be in life-threatening condition. The accident occurred at around 7:45 p.m. local time (1845 GMT) on Sunday when a high-speed train operated by Iryo, traveling from Malaga to Madrid, derailed and collided with an oncoming train operated by state-owned Renfe en route from Madrid to Huelva. (Photo by Joan Gosa/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026 shows rime scenery in a park in Riga, Latvia. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua)■