A vendor sleeps on the ground next to his bicycle loaded with a box of lotus in an underpass in Beijing on September 20, 2016. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)





Models parade on a catwalk in Yellow River Stone Forest for iconic French fashion designer Pierre Cardin in Baiyin, Gansu province, Northeastern China on September 19, 2016. 120 outfits were presented for the 2017 Spring-Summer new collection 38 years after he first launched a collection in China. (Photo by Fred Dufour/AFP Photo)





People dry crops on a farm in Liaocheng, Shandong Province, China, September 21, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/China Daily)





People run away from waves as they watch tidal bore in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, September 19, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





A policeman keeps an eye on reporters as he secures the area near the Beijing Number 2 People's Intermediate Court where the sentencing for civil rights lawyer Xia Lin takes place in Beijing, China September 22, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Residents look at a tortoise while it is being walked by its owner (not pictured) in an upscale district in Shanghai, China September 23, 2016. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)





A woman walks with her pet tortoise in an upscale district in Shanghai, China September 23, 2016. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)





Participants take part in a local swimming event across the Qiantang River in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, September 24, 2016. The red Chinese characters read: “Swim around the world, and the most rememberable is Qiantang”. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





A bull runs after another during a local bull-fighting event in Hechi, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, September 24, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





This picture taken on July 24, 2016 shows visitors taking photos of a polar bear inside its enclosure at the Grandview Mall Aquarium in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. A Chinese aquarium holding a forlorn-looking polar bear named Pizza said on September 20 it has “no need” for foreign interference, after activists offered to move the animal to a British zoo. (Photo by AFP Photo)





This picture taken on September 19, 2016 shows people onboard fishing boats heading out to sea in order to catch crabs, in Xianrendao in China's northeastern Liaoning province. (Photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP Photo)





In this Thursday, March 17, 2016 photo, cargo trucks and other vehicles wait at a border checkpoint to cross into North Korea in Dandong in northeastern China's Liaoning Province. Chinese authorities are investigating a company that researchers say sold North Korea materials that can be used by its growing nuclear weapons program in a crackdown that reflects Beijing's growing frustration with its isolated neighbor. (Photo by Chinatopix via AP Photo)





In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, hooded internet fraud suspects are escorted off a plane by Chinese police at Lukou International Airport in Nanjing in eastern China's Jiangsu Province after being deported from Cambodia, Tuesday, September 20, 2016. Cambodia has deported 13 Taiwanese and 50 Chinese suspects to China, a senior police official said Wednesday. (Photo by Han Yuqing/Xinhua via AP Photo)





A man works in a rice field where rice crop is planted in a shape which looks like a map of China, ahead of China's National Day, in Shanghai, China, September 25, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





This photo taken on September 25, 2016 shows a huge “flower basket” decoration on Tiananmen Square to mark the upcoming National Day in Beijing. China will celebrate its National Day on October 1 to mark the 67th anniversary of the People's Republic of China. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)





Beijing's modern architecture, including the China Central Television building, is one of the city's hallmarks. (Photo by Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)





Diners, families and tourists all mingle along Beijing's famous “Ghost Street” on May 26, 2016. The city is in a rapid state of development as it tries to remain as economically vital as Shanghai and Guangzhou. (Photo by Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)





A couple enjoys one another's company as a karaoke crooner sings inside a restaurant on Beijing's famous “Ghost Street” on May 26, 2016. The city is in a rapid state of development as it tries to remain as economically vital as Shanghai and Guangzhou. (Photo by Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)





A cook grabs a quick meal outside one of Beijing's numerous eateries on May 26, 2016. Migrants have flooded into the capital city from the country's rural provinces seeking work. (Photo by Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)





People ride up an outdoor escalator in the Chaoyang district of Beijing on May 24, 2016. China's capital city has swelled to over 20 million. (Photo by Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)





Development is evident throughout Beijing with new towers going up on May 25, 2016. A state security guard mans a gate at a media center. (Photo by Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)





A truck driver gets a load of signs advertising Intel microchips ready for delivery on May 24, 2016. The tech business has boomed in Beijing. (Photo by Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)





A woman takes a rest in a square near Beijing's famous Drum Tower on May 19, 2016. The sheer scale of the city and population can be exhausting. (Photo by Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)





Commuters make their way across a pedestrian bridge at the end of the day on May 19, 2016. (Photo by Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)





Line dancing clubs are hugely popular throughout China. A group of women do their routine in front of the ancient Bell Tower in the old district of Beijing on May 19, 2016. (Photo by Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)





Beijings explosive urban growth has created a well earned reputation for brutal smog and pollution. A man drinks water during a smoggy morning at Tiananmen Square on May 24, 2016. (Photo by Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)





China has recently relaxed its one child policy that was used to control a burgeoning population. A couple has their wedding photo taken in an old quarter of Beijing on May 24, 2016. (Photo by Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)





Beijing's growth is accelerating with the city planning to merge with Tanjin to form a 130 million person “supercity”. (Photo by Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)





Workers guide an artificial flower blossom as it is lifted by crane for a large floral display under construction on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Tuesday, September 20, 2016. The display is being built in commemoration of China's National Day, which falls on Oct. 1. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)