BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
Visitors view miniature buildings at the miniature park Madurodam in The Hague, the Netherlands, Aug. 25, 2019. Madurodam is famous for its hundreds of exact replicas, on a 1:25 scale, of landmark Dutch buildings and landscape, such as palaces, churches, canal houses, windmills, cheese markets, tulip fields, and much more. The park has been a great attraction since it was opened in 1952. (Xinhua/Lin Liping)
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (5th L) holds a press conference related to Indonesia's planned new capital at the State Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 26, 2019. Joko Widodo announced on Monday two regencies in East Kalimantan province as the site of the country's new capital. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)
Participants pose for group photos during the All Hong Kong Women Gathering in south China's Hong Kong, Aug. 25, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
Aerial photo taken on Aug. 26, 2019 shows an autopilot vehicle (white) participating in an autopilot driving competition in southwest China's Chongqing. Twenty-six teams from universities, research institutions, auto enterprises and innovation companies took part in the contest on Monday. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)
People take a selfie by the seaside in Biarritz, France, Aug. 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
A collection of the Palace Museum's themed calendars published in different years are displayed in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 26, 2019 shows . The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, on Monday released its themed calendar for the year 2020. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)
Jack Ma, Co-Chairman of United Nations High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation, leaves the podium after delivering a keynote speech at the Big Data and Smart Technology Summit of the 2019 Smart China Expo in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
Kostas Papanikolaou (2nd L) of Greece competes during the match against the Dominican Republic at the 2019 Suzhou International Basketball Challenge in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
Liu Lihong cooks food at the kitchen of local government in Dabaidi Township of Ruijin City, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 7, 2019. Wearing a black beret and a pair of high-heel shoes, Liu Lihong stir-fries meat and vegetables using cooking stoves while listening to music, a typical scene in her daily routine.
The 40-year-old chef has been working for the local government of Dabaidi Township over three years. Prior to being a professional cook, Liu was a migrant worker in a clothing factory in Shantou of south China's Guangdong Province since the age of 19 and tied the knot here with her husband Zeng Changting from Dabaidi Township.
The couple returned to Dabaidi Township in 2012 to better take care of Zeng's mother, who suffered stroke the same year. With the help of local cadres, Liu started her culinary career at the local government in 2016. Despite inexperienced at the beginning, Liu worked hard to hone cooking skills and later became widely known for her scrumptious dishes, which helped her family shake off poverty in 2018.
"Palatable cuisine comes from diligence and practice, which is the same as living a better life," said Liu. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
A Lockheed L-1011 Tristar plane is submerged in the Red Sea in Aqaba, Jordan, Aug. 26, 2019. The Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) in Jordan on Monday sunk a disused commercial aircraft to Aqaba's Underwater Military Museum Dive Site to help boost marine life. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)
People visit the Swarovski Crystal Worlds in Wattens, Tyrol, Austria, Aug. 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)
A white albino Bengal tiger (R) is seen at a zoo in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Aug. 24, 2019. (Photo by Salim Reza/Xinhua)
A pile of fish are seen at a fish market in Bangladesh's seaport city of Chittagong, Aug. 24, 2019. (Str/Xinhua)
