Xinhua Photo Daily | March 1, 2025

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01 Mar 2025, 12:16 GMT+10

BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.

A drone photo taken on Feb. 27, 2025 shows the construction site of Sinochem Holdings building and Xiong'an's Guomao area in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Xiong'an New Area is pushing forward construction projects with top quality and high standards.
Since China announced plans to establish the Xiong'an New Area in April 2017, it has evolved from a blueprint into a vibrant city. As of the end of 2024, Xiong'an has developed an area of over 200 square kilometers and has drawn investments exceeding 830 billion yuan. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

A staff member makes Chinese herbal medicine drinks for a customer at the Zhengda branch of Zhima Health stores of Tong Ren Tang in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 25, 2025.
Tong Ren Tang, a China time-honored brand first founded in 1669 in Beijing, had served traditional Chinese medicine for the imperial family for nearly 200 years during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). In its 356-year history, the brand has stuck to its strict standards in selecting materials and making Chinese patent medicine. In 2006, its traditional Chinese medicine culture was listed as one of the first batch of national intangible cultural heritages. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 27, 2025 shows fireworks illuminating the sky on the "Gutu Eve" in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. On the traditional "Gutu Eve", families gathered together to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour. Fireworks and sparklers popped, glittered, and lit up the sky over Lhasa in celebration of the Tibetan new year. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

Zhou Yueming (2nd R) of Heilongjiang competes during the 1st round match between Heilongjiang and Sichuan of the 2024-2025 season Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA) league playoff in Daqing City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 28, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

U.S. President Donald Trump (2nd L) welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (2nd R) at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Feb. 28, 2025. A press conference at the White House scheduled for Friday where U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky planned to sign the U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal was canceled, following a tense shouting match between the two inside the Oval Office earlier in the day. (Xinhua/Hu Yousong)

A cannon is fired after the beginning of the fasting month of Ramadan was officially confirmed at Naif Palace in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on Feb. 28, 2025. Kuwait has officially confirmed that March 1 will mark the beginning of the fasting month of Ramadan for the year 2025. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Feb. 26, 2025 shows Gassho-zukuri houses covered in snow in Shirakawa-go, Japan. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

A Sudanese refugee combs the hair of her companion at the Gorom refugee settlement on the outskirts of Juba, South Sudan, Feb. 27, 2025. The Gorom refugee settlement currently hosts approximately 16,000 refugees, primarily from Sudan, with some from Ethiopia and Burundi. The number of Sudanese refugees in Gorom continues to rise. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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