BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2019 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
Photo taken on Dec. 20, 2019 shows fire trucks working at Lexton bush fire site in western Victoria, Australia. (Wayne Riggs/CFA/Handout via Xinhua)
Aerial photo taken on Jan. 6, 2020 shows the sunset glow over Hangzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) speaks during a Coptic Orthodox Christmas Eve mass in the Nativity of Christ Cathedral in the New Administrative Capital, about 50 kilometers east of Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
An Indian bride dressed in traditional marriage attire takes part in the 14th annual mass marriage ceremony in Mumbai, India, Jan. 5, 2020. Around 53 couples got married during the ceremony. Mass weddings in India are organized by social organizations primarily to help the economically backward families who cannot afford the high ceremony costs as well as the customary dowry and expensive gifts that are still prevalent in many communities. (Photo by Fariha Farooqui/Xinhua)
An old man attends a protest against the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Jan. 6, 2020. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Jan. 6, 2020 shows a snow view of the Summer Palace in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Chen Jianli)
A giant panda climbs a tree at a snow-covered scenic area in Foping County of Hanzhong, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 5, 2020. (Photo by Zhao Jianqiang/Xinhua)
People take part in a performance during a photography festival themed on the horse culture on grassland at Bashang Pasture in Chifeng City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 6, 2020. The 3rd photography festival featuring horse-themed performances opened on Monday and will last till Jan. 8. (Photo by Li Zhipeng/Xinhua)
Tourists enjoy hot pot inside an igloo during the 36th Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 5, 2020. The annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival opened to the public on Sunday. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
Ramon Zenhaeusern of Switzerland competes during the FIS Ski World Cup Men's Slalom race in Zagreb, Croatia, on Jan. 5, 2020. (Goran Stanzl/Pixsell via Xinhua)
Stewardesses take a break during an etiquette and emergency response skill training for the Spring Festival travel rush in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Ran Guanghui waits for customers near a shopping mall at Chaotianmen in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Jan. 5, 2020. Ran Guanghui, 50, has earned his living as a "bang bang", literally "stick men", in Chongqing for ten years. In a mountainous city as Chongqing with an abundance of hilly roads and ladder pathways, stick men have assisted people by carrying luggage and heavy things. Hauling goods on bamboo poles balanced on their shoulders, the stick men earned bread by the sweat of their brows. Ran became one of them in 2009 when he left his home town Dianjiang, a village under Chongqing.
Over the decade, Ran has worked really hard as a bang bang, keen to make a good living for his family. Not afraid of hardship, he went out to work early and came back late everyday. Sometimes he worked deep into the night, and once even worked for 24 hours on end. He has shouldered goods as heavy as 235 kg, despite his light body weight of 65 kg. With his great strength, honesty and diligence, Ran has been favored by more and more customers and gained some success.
In 2016, Ran was able to buy an apartment on mortgage in Chongqing, located close to the Chaotianmen area where he worked. When they moved into the new home, his wife Qu Guangfang smiled with happiness and then cried for the hardship her husband had suffered. However, Ran said he did not feel much suffering, as he had achieved his goal by his own "shoulders". (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
Joao Ricardo Vieira rides on bull Birthday Cake on the third day of the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Unleash the Beast bull riding event in New York, the United States, Jan. 5, 2020. The 3-day PBR Unleash the Beast ended on Sunday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
People play beach volleyball at the Mission Bay under an orange-colored sky as smoke generated by Australian bushfires hit Auckland, New Zealand, Jan. 5, 2020.
The heavy smoke from devastating Australian bushfires cloaked Auckland, turning the city's skyline into eerie orange color on Sunday afternoon. (Photo by Li Qiaoqiao/Xinhua)■
