Chinese People Coping With Hot Summer Temperatures

Many places in the country experience high summer heat, with temperatures both north and south nearing 40 degrees

July 5, recently many areas in China have had 35～37℃ high daytime temperatures, with some areas even having 38～40℃ hot weather. The weather bureau estimates that most of Southern China will continue to experience high temperatures and light rain for the upcoming week, with daytime temperatures reaching nearly 40℃, and residents everywhere using various methods to escape the summer heat.

Hainan residents enjoy a swim in Wanquanhe

2010 July 4, Hainan, many Qionghai city residents swim and enjoy the shade on the Wanquanhe banks at sunset. Chen Xuelun/Dongfang IC

Photographer waits for customers underneath an umbrella

2010 July 5, Beijing, a tourist photographer waits for customers underneath an umbrella. During the hot day, the number of tourists at Tiananmen Square had clearly decreased. Zuo Ensen/CFP

Guangxi crowds jump into the river to swim

July 5, Guangxi province Liuzhou, a man jumps into a river to swim. That day, most of Guangxi had temperatures exceeding 35 degrees, with the Guangxi meteorological observatory issuing yellow and orange high temperature warnings. Yan Huang/CFP

Hubei city residents cool off on the river shores

2010 July 2 evening, a large amount of city residents flock towards Hubei Xiangfan Yuliang river shores, enjoying the refreshing river winds and waters. An Fubin/CFP

Crowded pool in Zhuhai

2010 July 3, Guandong Zhuhai, the Water City wave pool is filled with people seeking to escape the summer heat. Due to subtropical high pressure, Guangdong continuously has scorching hot temperatures. Currently, there have been 88 cities and counties in the entire province to have issued high heat alerts, amongst them Jiexi and Chaozhou have issued orange high heat alerts. Zhong Fan/CFP

Chongqing football fans watch the game in the cool

2010 July 3 night, Chongqing, football fans gather outdoors to enjoy the cool and watch the World Cup match. Zhang Chunhua/CFP

A Fujian family hides in a tunnel to avoid heat stroke

2010 July 4, Fujian Quanzhou, the temperature difference between the tunnel and outside is nearly ten degrees, and this three-person family intentionally came here to escape the high temperatures. Fujian province meteorological bureau on July 3 continued issuing orange high temperature alerts, with the highest temperatures in Fujian reaching 36 degrees and above, and some exceeding 39 degrees. Xie Mingfei/CFP

Packed Qingdao outdoor swimming pool

2010 July 4, affected by high temperatures, Qingdao Number 1 sea water swimming pool received its first summer rush of people. Ma Xiaofeng/CFP

Hankou residents dive to escape the heat

2010 July 1, as Wuhan temperatures reached 34 degrees Celsius, Hankou Longwangmiao residents went diving to escape the heat. Zhang Cai/CFP

Foshan youth jumps in the water to escape the summer heat

2010 July 1 afternoon, Guangdong Foshan City Wenhua Park, a youth unable to endure the heat any long runs and jumps into a pool. Cui Jingyin/CFP

Taiwanese child playing in the water

2010 July 4, heatwave, Taipei reached 38.6℃, setting the highest temperature so far this summer. The image shows a child playing in a pool cooling off. Patrick Lin/Dongfang IC

Shenyang child playing in the water beside a fountain

2010 July 4, Liaoning province Shenyang, heat afflicted Shenyang children play in the water near a fountain. That day, Shenyang’s highest temperature reached 32℃. Hong Yi/CFP

Gangzhou children playing in water beside fountain

2010 July 4, Guangzhou Dongshan Lake Park, children are frolicking in the man-made fountain. That day, Guangzhou’s heat wave scorched the city, with the highest temperatures reaching 36℃. Yu Lian/CFP

World Expo grounds spray mist to lower temperatures

2010 July 1, Shanghai weather bureau issued a high temperature alert, with World Expo organizers already adding tents on the grounds, umbrellas, electric fans, and misting systems, preparing to distribute small fans to tourists when the temperatures reach 35℃ and higher, while at the same time recommending visitors to pay attention to possible heatstroke. Qi Yunfeng/Dongfang IC

Beijing pedestrians hide from the sun

2010 July 4, two Beijing female pedestrians are walking about in the heat. Beijing has experienced several consecutive days of high temperatures. On July 3 afternoon, Guguan weather bureau’s highest temperature reached 42.3℃ setting the highest temperature record so far this year. Yesterday afternoon at 4:15, the city’s weather bureau issued the first yellow high temperature alert of the year, reminding city residents that the coming 3 days will continue to have temperatures exceeding 35℃. Wu Changqing/Dongfang IC