BEIJING,Sept.21, 2019 (Xinhua)--The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.

People attend the celebration of autumn equinox on the embankment of Neris river in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Sept. 20, 2019. People celebrated autumn equinox here with the burning of straw sculptures of mythological creatures and various fire shows on Friday. (Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua)

A helicopter Mi-8 goes to a position during the Center-2019 military exercises in Orenburg region, Russia, on Sept. 20, 2019. Tsentr-2019 (Center-2019) military exercises involving eight countries began on Monday in Russia, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)

People participate in a march calling for action against climate change in Brussels, Belgium, Sept. 20, 2019. (Photo by Riccardo Pareggiani/Xinhua)

Chilean police officers march with their dogs during a military parade to mark the 209th anniversary of Chile's independence in Santiago, Chile, on Sept. 19, 2019. (Xinhua/Jorge Villegas)

Photo provided by Utah Highway Patrol on Sept. 20, 2019 shows the bus crash scene near the Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, the United States. At least four Chinese speaking tourists were confirmed dead in a tour bus crash near Bryce Canyon National Park in U.S. state of Utah on Friday, according to Utah Highway Patrol. (Utah Highway Patrol/Handout via Xinhua)

A man and a woman walk across the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin, capital of Germany, Sept. 19, 2019. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)

Aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2019 shows the scenery at the Puma Yumco Lake in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2019 shows harvesters cropping alfalfa in Ar Horqin Banner of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Local authorities brought in investment to develop the alfalfa planting industry in 2011, which helped to prevent the land from changing into desert. So far, the planting area of alfalfa has reached over 46,666 hectares in this banner. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)

Children on their balance bikes compete before the fourth stage of the 10th Tour of Poyang Lake in Xinyu, east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 20, 2019. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

Zhang Li teaches sign language to students at Qi Yin School in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 18, 2019. Zhang Li, who has worked on special education for 33 years, was recognized as a national teaching model in 2019 on this year's Teacher's Day. Zhang, moved by a dancing of a girl with deafness on TV, decided to work at the Qi Yin School in Nanchang to teach students with hearing problems after she graduated, and finally became the principal of the school. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)

An actress performs at the exhibition "Growing with Motherland-Dance Art in the People's Republic of China 1949-2019" at National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2019. The dance art exhibition opened here on Friday and will last till Oct. 7. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

Dancers of Liaoning Ballet of China perform the ballet "Mulan" in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Sept. 19, 2019. Mulan's story was originally presented in a folksong, known as the "Ballad of Mulan," from the Northern Dynasties (386-581). The valiant girl who disguised herself as a man joined the army on behalf of her ailing father, and battled enemies to defend her country, fighting with high distinction.This time, Hua Mulan stood on tiptoes to tell her story to Canadian in a new form on Thursday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)


