BEIJING, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
The second International Circus Festival "Without Borders" opened Thursday in Russia's second-largest city St. Petersburg, with about 200 artists from Russia and abroad joining the event. The festival is jointly organized by the Russian Ministry of Culture and the Russian State Circus Company. Teams from more than ten countries and regions, including Russia, China, Mexico, Italy, and Ethiopia will conduct circus art exchanges. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)