BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
China's second domestically built large cruise ship Adora Flora City is undocked in Shanghai, east China, March 20, 2026. China's second domestically built large cruise ship was undocked in Shanghai on Friday, moving a step closer to trial voyages and final delivery as the country expands its push into the cruise tourism market. The vessel, Adora Flora City, was slowly pulled and guided out of the construction dock by powerful tugboats at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). It will fully enter the wharf commissioning stage, said the shipbuilder. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)Children perform a dragon dance in Jurong, east China's Jiangsu Province, on March 20, 2026. The spring equinox falls on March 20. This year, it also marks Longtaitou, also known as Dragon Head-raising Day, a significant occasion on the lunar calendar, celebrated by various activities across China. (Photo by Zhong Xueman/Xinhua)Chefs cook fish dishes during a folk culture event in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, March 20, 2026. People took part in various events such as watching performances, tasting fish dishes, enjoying folk customs and visiting markets during a folk culture event which opened here on Friday to celebrate the thawing Yellow River. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)This drone photo taken on March 20, 2026 shows the planet of Venus next to the moon in the twilight sky over Fujin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Geng Xiqing/Xinhua)People celebrate the Eid al-Fitr in Cairo, Egypt, March 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Minhao)People buy flowers ahead of Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, at Tajrish Bazaar in northern Tehran, Iran, on March 19, 2026. (Xinhua)This photo taken on March 19, 2026 shows the Darvaza Gas Crater, also known as "Door to Hell", in Darvaza, Turkmenistan. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)Rescuers work at the site of a fire that broke out at an automotive parts manufacturing factory in Daejeon, South Korea, on March 20, 2026. A fire at an auto parts manufacturing factory in Daejeon, South Korea, has left 10 people dead, 59 injured and four missing, fire authorities said Saturday. (NEWSIS/Handout via Xinhua)Models present creations of Coosy x Miguel Palacio during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Madrid, Spain, on March 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)■
