Tourists visit Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring scenic spot on August 29, 2023 in Dunhuang, Gansu Province of China. (Photo by Mao Jianjun/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)





A monastary surrounded by mountains shines in the noon sun as weathered prayer flags flap in the breeze in Shiqu, China on March 25, 2023. (Photo by Jake Homovich/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Aerial view of a villager spreading red chilies for air-drying on August 29, 2023 in Bozhou, Anhui Province of China. (Photo by Yang Zhongqin/VCG via Getty Images)





A man kneels and prays as a woman burns fake paper money and other offerings in memory of relatives who have died during the Hungry Ghost Festival, also known as the Zhongyuan Festival on a street on August 30, 2023 in Beijing, China. The Hungry Ghost Festival, which is marked in China, Singapore, Malaysia and other countries, is a day to honour deceased ancestors. It is traditionally believed that on the first day of the festival month the Gates of Hell open and release the spirits of the dead. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)





Window at a fashion store is taped as a precaution against the approaching Super Typhoon Saola, in Hong Kong, on Friday, September 1, 2023. The Hong Kong Observatory raised a No. 8 typhoon signal, the third-highest warning under the city's weather system, early Friday, and schools are suspended. (Photo by Daniel Ceng/AP Photo)





A security person wearing a hard hat checks his watch near a sign marking the No. 8 typhoon signal outside a shopping mall as Super Typhoon Saola approaches the city, in Hong Kong, on Friday, September 1, 2023. Most of Hong Kong and parts of southern China ground to a near standstill as the typhoon edged closer Friday. (Photo by Daniel Ceng/AP Photo)





People struggle with their umbrellas in high winds brought by Super Typhoon Saola next to Victoria harbour in Hong Kong on September 1, 2023. Super Typhoon Saola threatened southern China on September 1 with some of the strongest winds the region has endured, forcing the megacities of Hong Kong and Shenzhen to effectively shut down. (Photo by Isaac Lawrence/AFP Photo)





A woman wearing a raincoat watches surfers riding waves generated by Typhoon Saola at a beach in Hong Kong on September 1, 2023. Hong Kong grounded flights, shut down its stock market and closed schools on September 1 as Super Typhoon Saola barrelled towards China's southern coast. (Photo by Dale de la Rey/AFP Photo)





A TV reporter (R) works during Typhoon Saola in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, China, 01 September 2023. The No.8 typhoon warning was raised on the morning of 01 September as Typhoon Saola arrived in Hong Kong. The stock market was closed and schools suspended in the city in response to the typhoon. (Photo by Bertha Wang/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A man walks near a tree unrooted by high winds brought by Super Typhoon Saola in Causeway Bay in Hong Kong on September 1, 2023. Super Typhoon Saola threatened southern China on September 1 with some of the strongest winds the region has endured, forcing the megacities of Hong Kong and Shenzhen to effectively shut down. (Photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP Photo)





People sit on a bench at Central Pier during Typhoon Saola in Central, Hong Kong, China, 01 September 2023. The No.8 typhoon warning was raised on the morning of 01 September as Typhoon Saola arrived in Hong Kong. The stock market was closed and schools suspended in the city in response to the typhoon. (Photo by Bertha Wang/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A woman rides her tricycle in rain brought by Super Typhoon Saola on Lantau island in Hong Kong on September 1, 2023. Super Typhoon Saola threatened southern China on September 1 with some of the strongest winds the region has endured, forcing the megacities of Hong Kong and Shenzhen to effectively shut down. (Photo by Peter Parks/AFP Photo)





People struggle with their umbrellas in high winds brought by Super Typhoon Saola in Heng Fa Chuen in Hong Kong on September 1, 2023. Super Typhoon Saola threatened southern China on September 1 with some of the strongest winds the region has endured, forcing the megacities of Hong Kong and Shenzhen to effectively shut down. (Photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP Photo)





A woman walks past a closed fast food outlet with windows taped up for protection on Lantau island in Hong Kong on September 1, 2023, hours before the expected arrival of Super Typhoon Saola. Hong Kong grounded flights, shut down its stock market and closed schools on September 1 as Super Typhoon Saola barrelled towards China's southern coast. (Photo by Peter Parks/AFP Photo)





People struggle with their umbrella in high winds brought by Super Typhoon Saola in Heng Fa Chuen in Hong Kong on September 1, 2023. (Photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP Photo)





People brave strong winds as Super Typhoon Saola approaches, in Hong Kong, China on September 1, 2023. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)





Residents walk with umbrellas as typhoon Saola hits Hong Kong, on Friday, September 1, 2023. Most of Hong Kong and other parts of southern China ground to a near standstill Friday with classes and flights canceled as powerful Typhoon Saola approached. (Phoot by Daniel Ceng/AP Photo)





A man with an umbrella struggles against strong wind and rain brought by super typhoon Saola in Hong Kong, on Friday, September 1, 2023. (Phoot by Daniel Ceng/AP Photo)





A woman holding an umbrella walks past a shuttered store at a food centre as super typhoon Saola approaches Hong Kong on Friday, September 1, 2023. (Phoot by Daniel Ceng/AP Photo)





People walk by a newly weds preparing for their wedding photos taken near the Dongjiaominxiang Catholic Church in Beijing, Friday, September 1, 2023. Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday morning on a visit to encourage one of the world’s smallest and newest Catholic communities. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)