BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying the 14th group of low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 6, 2025. The rocket lifted off at 3:53 p.m. on Saturday. It successfully placed the payloads into preset orbit. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)Nanjing-born Chinese-American Lu Zhaoning introduces artifacts and historical materials at a press briefing held by the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 5, 2025. The memorial hall on Friday said that it has collected 573 artifacts or sets of artifacts and historical materials this year, providing new evidence of war crimes related to the massacre that was perpetrated by invading Japanese troops during World War II. (Xinhua/Li Bo)A farmer picks fresh coffee cherries in a coffee field in Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 6, 2025. Pu'er now has 703,900 mu (about 46,927 hectares) of coffee under cultivation, with an annual bean output of 84,000 tonnes. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)Performers perform Xiangsheng, or crosstalk comedy, at a tea house in north China's Tianjin, Dec. 4, 2025. Xiangsheng is a popular form of entertainment for citizens in Tianjin. (Xinhua/Fu Tian)A drone photo shows black-necked cranes at Caohai National Nature Reserve in Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous County of Weining, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 1, 2025. The nature reserve has recently witnessed the peak season for the migration of black-necked cranes, a species under first-class state protection in China. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)Ships sail on the Yangtze River near the Xiling Gorge in Zigui County, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 6, 2025. (Photo by Wang Gang/Xinhua)Team members of Beijing Guoan celebrate during the awarding ceremony after the final match against Henan FC at the 2025 CFA (Chinese Football Association) Cup in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)Performers put on a show at the Flagpole ice rink in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Dec. 6, 2025. St. Petersburg's Flagpole ice rink officially opened for the season on Saturday. Situated along the Gulf of Finland, the 28,000-square-meter rink is one of the world's largest artificial ice rinks and one of the most popular winter attractions in St. Petersburg. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)This photo taken on Dec. 6, 2025 shows flamingos at sunrise at Qarun Lake in Fayoum province, Egypt. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)■
