People wearing face masks, wait for taxi in the rain outside the Lin Heung Tea House which is closed as the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, in Hong Kong, Tuesday, August 9, 2022. The Hong Kong Observatory issued the number 3 typhoon warning signal in Hong Kong. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)





A man takes photos of an installation of a giant purple bird wearing a hat, as part of an exhibition by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman outside a museum in Beijing on August 10, 2022. (Photo by Jade Gao/AFP Photo)





This photo taken on August 10, 2022 shows a health worker conducting a swab test on a child for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Xiamen, in China's eastern Fujian province. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





An instructor and a high school freshman arm wrestle during a military training on August 10, 2022 in Jiuquan, Gansu Province of China. (Photo by Hou Chonghui/VCG via Getty Images)





Tourists visit Zhuo'er Mountain scenic area in Qilian County of Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, August 10, 2022. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Residents play while visiting an interactive art exhibition by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman held in Beijing, Friday, August 12, 2022. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A resident burns paper offerings for deceased relatives during the traditional Zhongyuan Festival also known as the Ghost Festival, in Beijing, Friday, August 12, 2022. The traditional festival is celebrated during the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper-made models of items such as televisions and cars are burned to appease wandering spirits as it is believed that the gates of hell are opened during the month and the souls of dead ancestors return to visit their relatives. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a worker stands on top of a truck distributing water to residents with a banner which reads “Luoping Drought Relief water truck” in Luoping village of Wushan County in southwestern China's Chongqing, Saturday, August 13, 2022. Unusually high temperatures and a prolonged drought are affecting large swaths of China, affecting crop yields and drinking water supplies for thousands of people. (Photo by Huang Wei/Xinhua via AP Photo)





A woman uses an umbrella during a rainy day in Beijing, Sunday, August 14, 2022. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





Workers clear a puddle of water after a rainstorm in Beijing, Sunday, August 14, 2022. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





Residents walk with an umbrella during a rainy day in Beijing, Sunday, August 14, 2022. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A child leaps across a water feature during a rainy day in Beijing, Sunday, August 14, 2022. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A security guard holds an umbrella as he stands near an art work outside a mall during a rainy day in Beijing, Sunday, August 14, 2022. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A woman rides an electric bicycle on her way as she wears a sunscreen mask towards off strong ultraviolet rays in Fuyang, China on August 14, 2022. The Central Meteorological Observatory of China issued a high-temperature red warning. It is expected that the maximum temperature in some parts of China will reach above 40°C on August 14. (Photo by Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A delivery man transports home appliances from a delivery hub in Beijing, Monday, August 15, 2022. China’s central bank trimmed a key interest rate Monday to shore up sagging economic growth at a politically sensitive time when President Xi Jinping is believed to be trying to extend his hold on power. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





Residents carry their fresh produces after shopping in Beijing, Monday, August 15, 2022. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A man and a child wearing masks sit in an electric tricycle with a Chinese national flag in Beijing, Monday, August 15, 2022. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A resident waits at a bus-stop near an ad depicting shoppers in Beijing, Saturday, August 15, 2022. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





Residents carry their fresh produces after shopping in Beijing, Monday, August 15, 2022. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





This aerial photo taken on August 15, 2022 shows fishing boats heading out to sea on the first day of the fishing season in Yangjiang, in China's southern Guangdong province. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)