A man shelters under a towel during hot weather conditions in Beijing on June 16, 2023. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)





Wooden houses for practitioners are illuminated around the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy at night on June 22, 2023 in Sertar County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province of China. The Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, also known as Serta Larung Five Science Buddhist Academy, was originally founded by Nyingma lama Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok in 1980. (Photo by Liu Guoxing/VCG via Getty Images)





A girl runs as she plays in a fountain at a shopping mall in Beijing, Friday, June 23, 2023. Authorities issued a rare red alert for high temperatures in parts of China's capital on Friday, the highest level of warning, as highs were expected to once again climb to around 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Farenheit). (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





Tourists are coming to the Water World to cool off during the hot weather in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province, on June 23, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A man uses water bottles for flotation as he cools off in a canal in Beijing on June 22, 2023. Swathes of northern China sweltered in 40-degree heat on June 22, weather data showed, as parts of Beijing and the nearby megacity of Tianjin recorded their highest temperatures for years. (Photo by Greg Baker/AFP Photo)





A man walks on a street during a heatwave in Beijing on June 23, 2023. (Photo by Greg Baker/AFP Photo)





A woman fans herself while resting in the shade in an alley during a heatwave in Beijing on June 23, 2023. China issued its highest-level heat alert for northern parts of the country on June 23 as the capital baked in temperatures hovering around 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). (Photo by Greg Baker/AFP Photo)





People wear head coverings during a heatwave in Beijing on June 23, 2023. (Photo by Greg Baker/AFP Photo)





A bus driver shelters from the sun in the luggage compartment of his bus during a heatwave in Beijing on June 23, 2023. (Photo by Greg Baker/AFP Photo)





A man cools off in the shade outside his home during a heatwave in Beijing on June 23, 2023. (Photo by Greg Baker/AFP Photo)





A woman cools herself on a misting fan as she waits for a table outside a popular local restaurant during a heatwave on June 23, 2023 in Beijing, China. Authorities issued a red alert for high temperatures, the highest in the country's four tier system, as China's capital and other parts of northern China saw scorching temperatures hovering around 40 degrees Celsius. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)





A man rests in the shade during a heatwave in Beijing on June 23, 2023. China issued its highest-level heat alert for northern parts of the country on June 23 as the capital baked in temperatures hovering around 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). (Photo by Greg Baker/AFP Photo)





A shirtless man rides a bike during a heatwave in Beijing on June 23, 2023. (Photo by Greg Baker/AFP Photo)





A girl runs through a water fountain at shopping mall to cool off during a heatwave on June 23, 2023 in Beijing. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)





A man and woman relax after swimming in a canal during a heatwave in Beijing on June 23, 2023. (Photo by Greg Baker/AFP Photo)





People use an umbrella to shield themselves from the sun as they walk along a street on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 24, 2023. Authorities continued a rare red alert for high temperatures in parts of China's capital on Saturday, the highest level of warning, as highs were once again expected to climb to around 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





A delivery driver takes a drink as he waits at a traffic light on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 24, 2023. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





A delivery driver wears a face covering to protect themselves from the sun as they wait at an intersection on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 24, 2023. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





Chinese honour guards prepare for the arrival of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 25 June 2023. (Photo by Pedro Pardo/EPA)





Tourists watch water gushing out from the Xiaolangdi Reservoir on the Yellow River on June 25, 2023 in Jiyuan, Henan Province of China. The annual water-sediment regulating operation start from June 21 this year. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)