Cheongsam lovers wearing colorful cheongsam walk with oil-paper umbrellas in a lotus pond in Rugao, Jiangsu province, China, July 8, 2024. (Photo by CFOTO/Sipa USA)No Use China)





People eat in a restaurant in Beijing’s central business district on July 11, 2024. Eyes are turning to the start of China's Third Plenum gathering on July 15, where top officials including President Xi Jinping are expected to discuss ways to kickstart the world's number two economy in the face of an ongoing property crisis and geopolitical issues. (Photo by Greg Baker/AFP Photo)





People work out in the Rainbow Bridge, which is shrouded in fog in the West Coast New Area, in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, on the morning of July 12, 2024. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)





Aerial view of tourists enjoying cool rafting amid high temperatures at a scenic area on July 13, 2024 in Fuzhou, Jiangxi Province of China. (Photo by Zhu Haipeng/VCG via Getty Images)





Aerial view of tourists riding bamboo rafts at Yulong River scenic area on July 14, 2024 in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. (Photo by Huang Shenglin/VCG via Getty Images)





An early morning view of the skyline is seen in Beijing, China, Thursday, July 18, 2024. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





Giant panda Mengmeng takes care of her female cub at the Guangzhou Chimelong Safari Park on July 18, 2024 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province of China. Giant panda Mengmeng, the eldest one of the world's only panda triplets, gave birth to a female cub on June 18 in Guangzhou. The giant panda cub turned one month old on July 18. (Photo by Chen Jimin/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)





Aerial view of the site of a bridge collapse on July 20, 2024 in Zhashui County, Shangluo City, Shaanxi Province of China. A highway bridge collapse triggered by torrential rains in northwest China's Shaanxi Province has killed 12 people and left 31 missing, according to Xinhua News Agency. (Photo by Zhang Yuan/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)





Aerial view of people circling around bonfires to celebrate the Torch Festival on Axilixi Prairie on July 20, 2024 in Bijie, Guizhou Province of China. (Photo by Luo Dafu/VCG via Getty Images)





A spectacular view shows the opening of the Three Gorges Dam to release floodwater in Yichang, Hubei province, China, July 21, 2024. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)





Aerial view of villagers sitting in water chestnut buckets to harvest water chestnuts on July 22, 2024 in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province of China. (Photo by Tang Dehong/VCG via Getty Images)





Tourists visit the Tiantan Park in the rain in Beijing, China, 25 July, 2024. (Photo by Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Farmers harvest water chestnuts in a pond in Huaian, in eastern China's Jiangsu province on July 25, 2024. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





A man carries his cat in a case while attending cat night at the Shanghai Museum in Shanghai on July 27, 2024. Tickets sold out for Shanghai Museum's first 'cat night' at its ancient Egypt exhibition, which saw customers allowed to bring their pet cats to enjoy the show. (Photo by Agatha Cantrill/AFP Photo)





Folk artists perform fire dragon dance to celebrate the Torch Festival at Yunnan Ethnic Village on July 28, 2024 in Kunming, Yunnan Province of China. The Torch Festival is one of the most important traditional festivals celebrated by several ethnic groups in Yunnan Province. (Photo by Liu Ranyang/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)





Workers sort packages of silk cocoons at a factory of a silk company in southeastern China's Chongqing municipality on July 29, 2024. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





A rider demonstrates his skills at a racecourse in Litang County, the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 30, 2024. A horse racing event kicked off in Litang County on Tuesday, attracting nearly 1,000 herdsmen from across the county to participate in a variety of activities. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





An intangible cultural heritage “strike iron flower” is being displayed at Xi'an Botanical Garden in Xi'an, China, on July 31, 2024. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Aerial view of tourists enjoying coolness at a water park on August 4, 2024 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of China. Nanjing Meteorological Center on August 4 issued a red alert for high temperatures. (Photo by Xue Jinlong/VCG via Getty Images)





The photo taken on August 4, 2024 shows people visiting a bookstore in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)