Xinhua Photos of the Day (Jan. 13)

BEIJING, Jan. 13, 2020 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.

Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2020 shows the ceremony of the commissioning of the Nanchang, China's first Type 055 guided-missile destroyer, in the port city of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. The commission of Nanchang marks the Navy's leap from the third generation to the fourth generation of destroyers, according to a statement from the Navy. (Photo by Li Tang/Xinhua)

Players of Team Jilin compete during the women's 200m straight race final of ice dragon boat of the 14th Chinese National Winter Games in Duolun County of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2020. (Photo by Bei He/Xinhua)

Aerial photo taken on Jan. 12, 2020 shows the winter scenery of Wufeng international ski park of Wantan Township, Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Du Huaju)

Workers air newly-made wood-block paintings in Yangjiabu Village of Hanting Distric in Weifang, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 11, 2020. As China's Spring Festival approaches, craftsmen in Yangjiabu Village, which is famous for making traditional wood-block paintings, are busy with supplying the festival market. (Photo by Zhang Chi/Xinhua)

A rider tames horses on the snow-covered grassland in Xilinhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2020. A horse training activity was held at a horse farm here on Sunday. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)

Players of Uzbekistan celebrate their goal during a match against China at 2020 AFC U23 Championship in Songkhla, Thailand, Jan. 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Keren)

Li Wenmei (R)/Zheng Yu of China celebrate after winning the women's doubles final against teammates Du Yue/Li Yinhui at Malaysia Masters 2020 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung)

Japan's Momota Kento (R) celebrates after winning the men's singles final against Denmark's Viktor Axelsen at Malaysia Masters 2020 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung)

Lightning flashes as the Taal volcano erupts in Tagaytay, the Philippines, Jan. 12, 2020. The Philippines raised the alert level to 4 on a scale of 5 over the Taal volcano eruption on Sunday, saying that "hazardous explosive eruption is possible within hours to days" as volcanic activity increased. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2020 shows staff members walking to operation site in a railway tunnel in Tonghua, northeast China's Jilin Province. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

Photo taken with an UAV drone shows participants walking on the ice-covered trekking route during an ice trekking event in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

People take part in the 2020 No Pants Subway Ride event in Toronto, Canada, Jan. 12, 2020. Hundreds of participants took part in the annual event in Toronto on Sunday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

People in costumes take part in the bell ringers' pageant during the annual carnival in Grobnik, Croatia, Jan. 11, 2020. The event is a Croatian tradition to drive out evil spirits over the winter months and to usher in the start of spring. (Goran Kovacic/Pixsell via Xinhua)

Swiss Air Force aerobatic team "Patrouille Suisse" stages a performace to mark the ongoing 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games, at Les Diablerets Alpine centre, Switzerland on Jan. 11, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Qingqin)

People play in the snow in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 11, 2020. (Photo by Maxim Chernavsky/Xinhua)

Maltese Labour Party's new leader Robert Abela delivers a speech at Corradino Sports Pavilion in Paola, Malta, Jan. 12, 2020. Robert Abela promised on Sunday not allowing mistakes of the past to be repeated as he pledged continuity on what had already been achieved by his predecessor. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with Fayez al-Sarraj, head of the Government of National Accord (GNA), in Istanbul, Turkey, Jan. 12, 2020. Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday met with the head of the UN-recognized government in Libya after a truce took effect in the war-torn Libya. (Turkish Presidency/Handout via Xinhua)■