Xinhua Photos of the Day (July 21)

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BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.

Nyima and his apprentices perform Jiuhe Zhuo dance in Jiuhe Village of Qonggyai County in Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 1, 2020.

Jiuhe Zhuo dance, originated in Qonggyai County of Shannan, has a history of more than 1,300 years. It has been a favorite dancing form for local people in Shannan to pray for good luck since ancient times and was dubbed waist drum dance in Tibet. Nyima, an inheritor of Jiuhe Zhuo dance, which is a national intangible cultural heritage, began to learn the dance from his father at the age of nine and has been dedicated to Zhuo dance performance for over 60 years. His performance once won a national award for folk arts. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)

Apprentices of Nyima perform Jiuhe Zhuo dance in Jiuhe Village of Qonggyai County in Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 1, 2020.(Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

Photo taken on July 18, 2020 shows antennae for the Chinese Spectral Radioheliograph (CSRH), an imaging telescope array, at the Ming'antu observing station of the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Zhengxiangbai Banner, Xilin Gol League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

A takin is seen in the Qinling Mountains, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, July 7, 2020. (Photo by Wang Ping/Xinhua)

Mahmoud el-Komy, a 26-year-old mechatronic engineer, tests robots at the Roboto Academy in Tanta city, northern Egypt, on July 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

Military aircraft fly over the Statue of Air Heroes during the Romanian Aviation and Air Force Day celebrations in Bucharest, Romania, July 20, 2020. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

People watch a movie in a cinema in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, July 20, 2020. Taking various measures against COVID-19, cinemas in the city reopened in an orderly manner on Monday. The China Film Administration, in a circular last week, allowed cinemas in low-risk areas to resume operation with effective epidemic prevention measures in place. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

A girl wearing protective gear is seen at a park in Tehran, Iran, on July 19, 2020. (Photo by Ahmad Halabisaz/Xinhua)

A man makes his way through flood water in Kathmandu, Nepal on July 20, 2020. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)