BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
Combo photo shows portraits of some survivors of the Nanjing Massacre:
(1st row, from L to R) He Xiaohe (born on Jan. 11, 1929 and died on Dec. 18, 2020), Yang Cuiying (born on July 3, 1925 and died on Jan. 28, 2021), Cai Lihua (born on Feb. 28, 1926 and died on March 1, 2021) and Chen Wenying (born on Nov. 28, 1925 and died on April 10, 2021)
(2nd row, from L to R) Ma Jiwu (born on Oct. 19, 1922 and died on July 20, 2021), Xu Jiaqing (born on Feb. 8, 1925 and died on Aug. 23, 2021), Huang Liushi (born on July 15, 1925 and died on Sept. 19, 2021), Fu Zhaozeng (born on Aug. 8, 1936 and died on Sept. 20, 2021) and Ma Xiuying (born on March 26, 1922 and died on Oct. 19, 2021)
The Nanjing Massacre took place when Japanese troops captured the city on Dec. 13, 1937. Over six weeks, they killed more than 300,000 Chinese civilians and unarmed soldiers in one of the most barbaric episodes of World War II. Eleven victims of the massacre have passed away this year, reducing the total number of registered survivors to 61. (Xinhua/ Han Yuqing, Ji Chunpeng, Li Xiang)
A Long March-4B rocket carrying the Shijian-6 05 satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Dec. 10, 2021. China successfully sent a new group of satellites into space on Friday. The satellites, Shijian-6 05, will be used for space exploration and new technology test. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 11, 2021 shows the construction site of a bridge on the Yangtze River linking Changzhou and Taizhou in east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 11, 2021. With a main span of 1,176 meters, the bridge is set to have the largest span for a cable-stayed bridge in the world. (Photo by Chen Wei/Xinhua)
A tourist enjoys a light show and artificial snow in an old street in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Dec. 8, 2021. Chongqing has adopted various activities to promote the night economy. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 12, 2021 shows a view of an ice-snow theme park in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. (Xinhua/Lin Hong)
A coach of a youth ice hockey team explains his tactics to team members during a game in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 11, 2021. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)
A man walks past a heap of rubble after tornadoes in Mayfield, Kentucky, the United States, on Dec. 11, 2021. Death toll may rise to 100 after at least 30 tornadoes swept through six states overnight in the central parts of the United States, including Arkansas, Mississippi, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri. (Photo by Caromirna Sanchez/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Sept. 18, 2021 shows the Santiago crater of the Masaya volcano in Masaya department, Nicaragua. (Xinhua/David de la Paz)
Migrants who take part in a caravan walk on the Puebla-Mexico highway, in the state of Puebla, Mexico, on Dec. 9, 2021. A migrant caravan continues its course through the state of Puebla, during its journey across the Mexican territory towards the border with the United States. (Xinhua/Carlos Pacheco)
A woman holds a cat during a cat show in Minsk, Belarus, Dec. 11, 2021. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)
