BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
Volunteers in costumes of Li ethnic group are seen in the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) International Conference Center in Boao, south China's Hainan Province on April 17, 2021. The BFA's annual conference, themed on "A World in Change: Join Hands to Strengthen Global Governance and Advance Belt and Road Cooperation" this year, is scheduled for April 18 to 21 in Boao. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)
Aerial photo taken on April 17, 2021 shows the last piece of steel beam being hoisted at the construction site of the Jiaojiang grand bridge, a key project of the Hangzhou-Shaoxing-Taizhou inter-city railway, in east China's Zhejiang Province. As the last piece of steel beam was hoisted and installed, the Jiaojiang grand bridge successfully joined together on Saturday. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
Aerial photo taken on April 17, 2021 shows herdsmen driving livestock across Ertix River via the Sarbulak bridge on the way to spring pastures in Fuhai County of Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. As spring comes, herdsmen here are busy with transferring livestock to spring pastures. (Xinhua/Ma Kai)
Photo taken on April 14, 2021 shows artificially bred holcoglossum omeiense at a laboratory in Leshan, southwest China's Sichuan Province. As an endemic species in Mount Emei area, holcoglossum omeiense is categorized as endangered and plant species with extremely small populations (PSESP). It is listed in China Species Red List, China Biodiversity Red List and Rare and Endangered Plants in China, and hence called "panda of the plant kingdom."
Researchers have been dedicated to the protection of the species for years. Currently, thousands of holcoglossum omeiense seedlings have been bred successfully via artificial breeding. Just like releasing captive breeding pandas to the wild, the seedlings will be transplanted out of laboratory one day. As researches wish, the once endangered species can be easily found on Mount Emei. (Xinhua/Tang Wenhao)
Actors rehearse ballet "Mountains and Rivers" for the upcoming 11th Ballet Workshop in Beijing, capital of China, April 17, 2021. The 11th Ballet Workshop held by the National Ballet of China will be staged on April 29-30 at the Beijing Tianqiao Theater. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)
A brass symphony orchestra performs on the top of the Mount Huashan in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, April 17, 2021. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)
Competitors attend a kite flying competition during the 38th Weifang International Kite Festival in Weifang, east China's Shandong Province, April 17, 2021. The kite flying competition of the 38th Weifang International Kite Festival kicked off here Saturday. (Photo by Zhang Jingang/Xinhua)
A model presents a creation of traditional costume during the 4th Chinese National Costume Day in Macao, south China, on April 17, 2021. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
The U.S. flag waves in the wind at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia, on April 16, 2021. Russia is expelling 10 U.S. diplomats in tit-for-tat retaliation, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)
A protester dressed in costume takes part in a protest in Chicago, the United States, on April 16, 2021. Hundreds of protesters gathered in a park northwest of Chicago Friday evening to protest against police killing of 13-year-old Adam Toledo on March 29. (Photo by Marcus DiPaola/Xinhua)
Staff members remove the plates off a statue as the spring comes at the Catherine Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, April 16, 2021. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)
