BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
Actors perform during the rehearsal of the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 22, 2022.
The Beijing 2022 opening ceremony rehearsal was conducted at the National Stadium, or the "Bird Nest," on Saturday night. About 4,000 participants were involved in the all-factor rehearsal, preparing for the opening ceremony to be held on February 4. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)
A child plays on a street in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 23, 2022. The northwestern Chinese city of Xi'an is expected to clear all areas classified as high and medium-risk for COVID-19 on Jan. 25, provided no special circumstances arise, a government official said on Saturday. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)
A medical worker takes a swab sample from a boy for nucleic acid test at a COVID-19 testing site in Fengtai District in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 23, 2022. Fengtai, one of the 16 districts of Beijing Municipality, on Sunday started district-wide nucleic acid testing as local COVID-19 cases have been reported recently, local authorities said. (Xinhua/Tang Rufeng)
Staff members with China Railway Zhengzhou Group Co., Ltd. remove snow from rail tracks at Xinxiang Station in Xinxiang, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 21, 2022. (Photo by Shen Yanhong)
Members of a student symphonic orchestra rehearse at Huishi Middle School in Huishi County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Jan. 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
In this aerial photo, Tong Panfeng instructs members of a lion dance team during a training near Qiantong ancient town in Ninghai County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 20, 2022. Tong Panfeng is an enthusiast of lion dance. At the age of 26, he quit his job to learn lion dance.
In 2016, with the support of the local government, Tong returned to his hometown to promote the lion dance into school activities with an aim to help primary and middle school students keep fit and inherit the traditional culture. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)
Wang Shibo, 12, a member of a lion dance team, attends a training at Qiantong ancient town in Ninghai County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)
Staff members carry out maintenance to ensure railway power supply in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 23, 2022. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)
Top: Qu Wei wears skates beside the ice rink of Summer Palace in Beijing, capital of China, 1972. (Xinhua)
Bottom: Qu Wei wears skates beside the ice rink of Summer Palace in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 10, 2022. (Photo by Hu Xingyu/Xinhua)
A 67-year-old woman has drawn applause and cheers with her elegant dance on the ice rink at the Summer Palace in Beijing. Her name is Qu Wei, champion of the 1985 Beijing youth figure skating open championship. She once studied figure skating at Beijing Shichahai Sports School and didn't give up on the sport even after she left the school.
However, an accident occured to her at the age of 40. Her ice skate blade was stuck in the crack when she was spinning on the ice rink, resulting in fracture of left ankle. She barely skated after that accident, and turned her enthusiasm into dancing. The upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics reignited her passion toward skating. She started skating again after over 20 years.
Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2022 shows the snow-covered Xiannyulou section of the Great Wall in the border area between Luanping County in north China's Hebei Province and Miyun District of Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
(From L to R) Anaelle Marion, Camille Marion and Norah Marion from France pose with a piece of paper printing "Together for a Shared Future", the official motto for Beijing 2022, in Meautis, Manche, France, on Jan. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
Actors perform a dragon dance during the Lunar New Year celebrations at Disney's California Adventure Park in Anaheim, the United States, on Jan. 21, 2022. Disney's California Adventure Park kicked off celebrations of the Year of the Tiger Friday, featuring a string of Chinese culturally-themed performances, art shows, lantern decorations and Asian-inspired dishes. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Jan. 23, 2022 shows people walking on a flooded street in Antananarivo, Madagascar. In Antananarivo and its surrounding areas, 11 people died after heavy rains fell in the region for the last week, the risk and disaster management office reported Saturday. (Xinhua/Sitraka Rajaonarison)■
