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Xinhua Photo Daily | Dec. 24, 2024
BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
Tourists visit the Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Expo
Tourists visit the 37th Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Expo in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 23, 2024. The 37th Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Expo began its trial operation here Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
Apprentice of Li Chunke makes antler carving artwork
An apprentice of Li Chunke, a national-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor of ivory carving, makes an antler carving artwork at Li Chunke's studio in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Aerial drone photo of kids playing at Longteng Hamlet
An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 18, 2024 shows kids playing at Longteng Hamlet, Na'an Village in Tongmu Town of Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)
Serie A soccer match between Atalanta and Empoli
Empoli's goalkeeper Devis Vasquez (1st R) fails to save the goal by Atalanta's Charles De Ketelaere during a Serie A soccer match between Atalanta and Empoli in Bergamo, Italy, Dec. 22, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
Honda and Nissan announce talks on merger
This photo taken on Dec. 23, 2024 shows a Honda dealer in Tokyo, Japan. Japanese automakers Honda Motor and Nissan Motor announced Monday they have agreed to begin talks on a merger that would establish a new holding company by around August 2026, as the global auto industry's competition in electrification and software integration intensifies. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
Ice ballet play "The Nutcracker" in Vladivostok
Actresses perform in ice ballet play "The Nutcracker" in celebration of the upcoming New Year in Vladivostok, Russia, Dec. 22, 2024. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)
People take a cable car at Popova Sapka Ski Center
People take a cable car at the Popova Sapka Ski Center, some 60 kilometers west of Skopje, North Macedonia, Dec. 22, 2024. (Photo by Tomislav Georgiev/Xinhua)
Residential house adorned with Christmas lights in Vancouver
People are pictured in front of a residential house adorned with Christmas lights and decorations on a street in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Dec. 22, 2024. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)
Children receive food relief at a distribution center in Gaza City
Children try to receive food relief at a food distribution center in Gaza City, Dec. 23, 2024. (Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua)
Santa Claus delivers gifts to children in Zagreb
A man dressed as Santa Claus rappels down from the roof of a hospital to deliver gifts to children in Zagreb, Croatia, Dec. 23, 2024. (Luka Stanzl/PIXSELL via Xinhua)
