Xinhua photos of the day

A farmer flips fresh coffee fruit at the Qiao’an coffee plantation in the Dai-Lahu-Va Autonomous County of Menglian, Pu’er City of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Oct. 30, 2024. Pu’er City is the largest coffee-producing area in China. Through the layout of the whole industrial chain, coffee plantations play a significant role and inject new vitality into the high-quality development of local coffee industry. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

This photo shows a view of the flood-hit area in Valencia, Spain, Oct. 30, 2024. The death toll from rain-triggered flash floods in Spain has risen to at least 158, with the number likely to increase in the coming days, according to emergency rescue services in the country on Thursday afternoon. (Photo by Pablo Morano/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on Oct. 30, 2024 shows a view of the Cabo da Roca in Portugal. The Cabo da Roca (Cape Roca) is the westernmost point of both Portugal and the mainland Europe. Luis Vaz de Camoes, a Portuguese poet, once described the cape as “where the land ends and the sea begins.” (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 29, 2024 shows a view of the tidal flat at the Tiaozini wetland in Dongtai of Yancheng City, east China’s Jiangsu Province. Formed by tidal erosion, the tree-shaped traces make up a magnificent picture on the tidal flat in Yancheng City. (Photo by Sun Jialu/Xinhua)

Chinese table tennis icon Ma Long reacts after receiving the ANOC award for Outstanding Sporting Career Award during the awarding ceremony of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Awards 2024 in Cascais, Portugal, on Oct. 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

Staff members count ballots at a polling station in Gaborone, Botswana, Oct. 31, 2024. Botswana nationals on Wednesday headed to polling stations to cast their ballots for new parliamentarians and local authorities. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 30, 2024 shows the autumn scenery of Jiguan Mountain scenic area in Shahe City, north China’s Hebei Province. The Jiguan Mountain has entered its peak viewing season, drawing tourists to explore its beauty. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

The formations of Chinese aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong carry out a dual aircraft carrier formation exercise for the first time in the South China Sea in late October 2024. The exercise was part of the Liaoning aircraft carrier formation’s regular real-combat training in the high seas, which concluded recently. (Photo by Chen Mengxi/Xinhua)

Workers paint the wall of the Potala Palace during an annual renovation of the ancient architectural complex in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

Senior residents learn calligraphy at an elderly care center in Dongcheng District in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Xin)