Flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on National Day

The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.

A flag-raising ceremony was held at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on Friday morning to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

A flag-raising ceremony to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China is held at the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2021. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

Aerial photo taken on Sept. 29, 2021 shows roads completed in Xiongan New Area, north China's Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2021 shows a view of a traditional scenic area called Shibati in Yuzhong District, southwest China's Chongqing. Part of the scenic area has finished renovation and opened to the public on Sept. 30. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

Photo taken on Sept. 29, 2021 shows the dynamic presentations of ground equipment during the 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Airshow China 2021, in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

Photo taken on Sept. 29, 2021 shows the China Pavilion of Expo 2020 Dubai in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. The China Pavilion, one of the largest pavilions at Expo 2020 Dubai, opens on Oct. 1, 2021. (Xinhua/Yan Jing)

Airport employees unload emergency supplies donated by China during a handover ceremony in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Sept. 29, 2021. A batch of emergency supplies donated by China arrived at Afghanistan's Kabul International Airport on Wednesday night and was handed over to the Afghan side. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

Aerial photo taken on Sept. 29, 2021 shows a migrant kid playing at a shelter in Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico. Hundreds of migrants still stranded in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Acuna. (Xinhua/Xin Yuewei)

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