BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
A Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket, carrying the Oriental Smart Eye hyperspectral satellites 01 and 02, blasts off from the sea near the city of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 5, 2026. The satellites were sent into the planned orbit. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore launch mission. (Photo by Tang Ke/Xinhua)A drone photo shows a fish lantern parade staged in Tangmo Village of Huizhou District in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, July 16, 2026. Parade processions of the giant fish-shaped lantern meander through the streets in the ancient villages of Huangshan, creating a stunning spectacle at night. Many visitors came here to experience the parades, benefiting local tourism and related industries. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 4, 2026 shows people of the Yi ethnic group celebrating the torch festival with visitors at a terraced field in Yangpo Village, Yuexi County of southwest China's Sichuan Province. From Aug. 2 to 4, a torch festival tourism season was held in Yuexi County of southwest China's Sichuan. The event featured torch carnival nights, folk cultural competitions, dancing and singing contests. The torch festival is a traditional celebration of the Yi ethnic group, usually held around the 24th day of the sixth month on the Chinese lunar calendar each year. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)Tourists visit the Zhangye Danxia Scenic Area, renowned for its Danxia landforms featuring striking red sandstone formations, in Zhangye, northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 4, 2026. The scenic area in Gansu has entered its peak tourism season since August, with the average daily number of visitors surpassing 25,000. (Xinhua/Liu Keying)An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 5, 2026 shows a view of the Divine Deer Park in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, northwest China's Gansu Province. During this summer, hundreds of red deer are seen resting and foraging on the grassland at the Divine Deer Park, a deer farm located at the foot of the Qilian Mountains in northwest China. In recent years, local government has leveraged the deer farm, along with the scenic grasslands of the Qilian Mountains and Yugur ethnic customs, to develop an eco-tourism destination that integrates leisure, sightseeing and science education. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)This photo taken on Aug. 4, 2026 shows a view of downtown Vancouver under smoky sky in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Amid extreme heatwaves and record-breaking drought, wildfires have broken out in many parts of Canada, reducing air quality and visibility in the affected areas. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)Palestinians attend the mass funeral of 112 victims in Gaza City on Aug. 4, 2026. The funeral came after the remains of the victims were recently recovered from beneath the rubble of houses destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in November 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)Children run through a fountain amid a heatwave in Warsaw, Poland, Aug. 4, 2026. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/Xinhua)This photo taken on Aug. 5, 2026 shows the exposed riverbed of the Danube River in Rasova, southeastern Romania. Severe drought has triggered record-low water level of the Danube river. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)■Vozinha attends a press conference in Santiago, Chile, Aug. 4, 2026. Cabo Verde goalkeeper Vozinha was unveiled by Chilean club Colo Colo on Tuesday after helping his country reach the 2026 FIFA World Cup and being voted the tournament's best goalkeeper by fans. (Xinhua)■
