An aerial view captures Yi ethnic group members circling a bonfire during the Torch Festival in Butuo County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China, on July 22, 2025. The festival is the Yi people’s most significant cultural event.(Photo by Luo Li/VCG via Getty Images)
A worker sweeps the floor at a steel factory in Huai’an, Jiangsu Province, eastern China, on July 22, 2025. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)
Participants in traditional Yi costumes parade during the Torch Festival’s opening ceremony in Butuo County, Sichuan Province, on July 22, 2025.(Photo by Xinhua News Agency/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
Teams compete in a dragon boat race in Zhenyuan Ancient Town, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, on July 22, 2025.(Photo by Xinhua News Agency/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
An aerial shot shows a farmer feeding geese at a breeding base in Huai’an, Jiangsu Province, on July 23, 2025. (Photo by Xue Jinlong/VCG via Getty Images)
A woman walks past the window panels of the Phoenix Center in Beijing on July 23, 2025.(Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)
A rider in traditional Kangba attire demonstrates equestrian skills at the opening of the 2025 Yushu Horse Racing Festival in Qinghai Province on July 25, 2025. The event is a highlight of Tibetan culture in Yushu. (Photo by Ma Mingyan/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)
Unitree Robotics’ humanoid boxing robot spars with a human at the 2025 World AI Conference in Shanghai on July 26, 2025.(Photo by Long Wei/VCG via Getty Images)
The Great Wall winds through the Taihang Mountains in Laiyuan County, Hebei Province, on July 26, 2025.(Photo by Ma Weibing/Xinhua via Getty Images)
Workers mend fishing nets ahead of the new season in Wenling, Zhejiang Province, on July 27, 2025.(Photo by Zhu Haiwei/Zhejiang Daily Press Group/VCG via Getty Images)
Submerged cars in Miyun District, Beijing, on July 29, 2025, after torrential rains caused fatal floods and landslides. The disaster claimed 30 lives and displaced tens of thousands.(Photo by Adek Berry/AFP Photo)
Rescuers navigate a flooded road in Miyun District, Beijing, on July 29, 2025.(Photo by Florence Lo/Reuters)
Yan Ping, 43, surveys her mud-filled home after flooding in Miyun District, Beijing, on July 29, 2025.(Photo by Florence Lo/Reuters)
A man rides a motorcycle through a submerged street in Miyun District, Beijing, on July 29, 2025.(Photo by Adek Berry/AFP Photo)
Four men inspect a car swept away by floods in Taishitun, Miyun District, Beijing, on July 29, 2025. The rains killed 30 and displaced 80,000+.(Photo by Andrés Martínez Casares/EPA)
A pedestrian braves heavy rain and wind from Tropical Storm Co-May in Shanghai on July 30, 2025.(Photo by Go Nakamura/Reuters)
A restaurant employee gestures near Terracotta Warrior replicas in a Beijing shopping district on July 30, 2025.
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Residents rest at an air-conditioned subway station during a red heat alert in Chongqing on July 31, 2025.(Photo by Go Nakamura/Reuters)
A person jumps into the Jialing River to escape Chongqing’s scorching temperatures on July 31, 2025.(Photo by Go Nakamura/Reuters)
Tourists explore Beijing’s Temple of Heaven on August 1, 2025.(Photo by Greg Baker/AFP Photo)
