People visit the China Film museum in Beijing on August 1, 2025. (Photo by Adek Berry/AFP Photo)





A view of space capsule homestay built on rolling hills at the Shuimo Danxia scenic spot on August 1, 2025 in Lanzhou, Gansu Province of China. The space capsule homestay built against the rolling hills offers visitors a unique experience as if they were on Mars. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)





A cosplayer in the character of Zhuge Liang of a video game poses during ChinaJoy, known as China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference, at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Shanghai on August 1, 2025. (Photo by Hector Retamal/AFP Photo)





A barefooted villager walks through burning charcoal as he performs in the traditional ritual “Lianhuo”, or “fire walking”, at Huaxi Scenic Area on August 2, 2025 in Pan'an County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province of China. (Photo by Hu Xiaofei/VCG via Getty Images)





A pedestrian walks past a flooded stairs outside a hospital during heavy rains, in Hong Kong, China, on August 5, 2025. (Photo by Lam Yik/Reuters)





Humanoid robots vie for the ball during an exhibition football match ahead of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on August 4, 2025. Beijing will host the World Humanoid Robot Games from August 15 to 17. (Photo by Pedro Pardo/AFP Photo)





In an aerial view, farmers sun-dry chili peppers on August 4, 2025 in Bozhou, Anhui Province of China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)





A cosplayer poses for pictures during the China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference known as ChinaJoy, at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Shanghai on August 4, 2025. (Photo by Hector Retamal/AFP Photo)





Aerial view of villagers rowing water chestnut buckets to harvest water chestnuts at a planting base on August 6, 2025 in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province of China. (Photo by Tang Dehong/VCG via Getty Images)





A humanoid robot in the likeness of late physicist Albert Einstein stands behind a price tag, during an organised media tour to Robot Mall, a store selling humanoid and other robots, in Beijing, China on August 6, 2025. (Photo by Florence Lo/Reuters)





A walking Tiangong humanoid robot at Robot Mall. China's focus on robotics aims to address challenges such as an ageing population and slowing growth in Beijing, China on August 6, 2025. (Photo by Florence Lo/Reuters)





Media members film a Baby Alpha robot dog during an organised media tour to Robot Mall, a store selling humanoid and other robots, in Beijing, China on August 6, 2025. (Photo by Florence Lo/Reuters)





A humanoid robot in the role of a “bartender” gestures at a robot-themed restaurant at Robot Mall in Beijing, China on August 6, 2025. The store opens to the public on Friday, August 8. (Photo by Florence Lo/Reuters)





Humanoid robots developed by Keenon Robotics, Unitree Robotics and MagicLab stand in front a display showing video of humanoid robots' application in factories, during an organised media tour to Robot Mall, a store selling humanoid and other robots, in Beijing, China on August 6, 2025. (Photo by Florence Lo/Reuters)





A robot band performs at a robot-themed restaurant at Robot Mall in Beijing, China on August 6, 2025. The store is among China's first to sell humanoid and consumer-oriented robots, reflecting the country's ambition to lead in AI and robotics. (Photo by Florence Lo/Reuters)





UBTECH Alpha robots perform a synchronized dance at Robot Mall in Beijing, China on August 6, 2025. (Photo by Florence Lo/Reuters)





A child plays Chinese chess against a SenseRobot, a chess robot developed by SenseTime in Beijing, China on August 6, 2025. (Photo by Florence Lo/Reuters)





A media member looks at a humanoid robot portraying the Qin emperor Qin Shi Huang, during an organised media tour to Robot Mall, a store selling humanoid and other robots, in Beijing, China on August 6, 2025. (Photo by Florence Lo/Reuters)





Staff members move a humanoid robot portraying emperor Qin Shi Huang from the Qin dynasty, which fell to the floor during a media tour in Beijing, China on August 6, 2025. (Photo by Florence Lo/Reuters)





Chickens stand on a kitchen counter in a flooded house after days of heavy rainfall, at a village in Qingyuan, Guangdong province, China on August 8, 2025. (Photo by Florence Lo/Reuters)