BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
Photo taken on May 30, 2021 shows a bronze figure unearthed from the Sanxingdui Ruins site in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Sanxingdui Ruins are dubbed one of the greatest archeological finds of mankind in the 20th century. The site was accidentally discovered by a farmer when he was digging a ditch in the 1920s. Covering 12 square km, the ruins are in the city of Guanghan in Sichuan Province, about 60 km from Chengdu, the provincial capital, and are believed to be the remnants of the Shu Kingdom, dating back at least 4,800 years and lasting over 2,000 years. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
People visit the memorial of the fourth National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Shanghai, east China, May 31, 2021. The memorial reopened after renovation on Monday. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
Aerial photo taken on May 31, 2021 shows the Baihetan hydropower station under construction in southwest China. China's new mega hydropower station on the Jinsha River, an upper section of the Yangtze, saw the final concrete poured on its dam casting on Monday, bringing the project one step closer to operation this summer. With a total installed capacity of 16 million kilowatts, the Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China is equipped with 16 hydro-generating units, each having a capacity of one million kilowatts, the largest in the world. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)
Shen Xingxin checks agricultural machines in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, May 26, 2021. In recent years, the level of agricultural mechanization in the province has been continuously improved and the grain output has grown steadily. (Xinhua/Li An)
Workers carry out drilling operation of a railway tunnel in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 30, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)
A villager harvests "golden cocoons" at his silkworm breeding farm in Jiansheng Village of Tongxiang City, east China's Zhejiang Province on May 25, 2021. Tongxiang is famous for its over 4,000 years' history of sericulture. Its silkworm breeding and mulberry planting tradition have been listed by the State Council as the national intangible cultural heritage. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
Primary school students from mountainous areas of Qianyang County take part in a friendly match at the football pitch that is to host football matches of China's 14th National Games in Baoji city, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (2nd L) meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi (1st R, Front) in Cairo, Egypt, May 30, 2021. Sameh Shoukry met on Sunday with his visiting Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi to discuss solidifying the recent truce in the Gaza Strip and ways to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. (Str/Xinhua)
Photo taken on May 31, 2021 shows a flooded road in Christchurch, New Zealand. Downpours and floods that forecasters said could be "one-in-a-hundred-year" continued to hit New Zealand's South Island on Monday after a whole day and night's persistent and heavy rain that started on Sunday. (Christchurch City Council/Handout via Xinhua)
People light candles as they take part in a memorial event for the 215 children whose remains have been found buried at a former Kamloops residential school in Toronto, Canada, May 30, 2021. The reported discovery of the remains of 215 indigenous children at a former residential school in Kamloops in western Canada has shocked Canadian people. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
A man works at a tannery in the old city of Fez, Morocco, May 30, 2021. (Photo by Chadi/Xinhua)■
