People hold umbrellas as they walk past a flooded street in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China, July 19, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/China Daily)

Two sheep fight in a competition in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, China on August 1, 2017. (Photo by Reuters/China Stringer Network)

A sandstorm hits the city of Zhangye in Gansu province, China on November 27, 2018. (Photo by Reuters/China Stringer Network)

A cooling tower is seen under mechanical demolition in Binzhou, Shandong Province, China, July 13, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/China Daily)

A Beijing Opera performer dances for a show by designer Hao Weimin at China Fashion Week, China, October 28, 2019. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)

Lin Yufei and Gao Zijian of China perform in the gala exhibition on day three of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Cup of China at Huaxi Sports Center on November 8, 2020 in Chongqing, China. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)

A resident (unseen) uses a belt to get vegetables in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province on March 13, 2020. China reported just eight cases of the coronavirus on March 13, with no new domestic infections outside the epicentre of Hubei province. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)

Zuo Tong of China performs on floor exercise during the women's team artistic gymnastics event of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Monday, September 25, 2023. China team won the gold. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)