Chinese farmer Zhang Shengwu poses inside his homemade submarine in a river in Hanshan County, Anhui Province, on July 2, 2025. The 60-year-old built the “Big Black Fish,” a two-person submersible capable of diving eight meters and staying submerged for 30 minutes. State broadcaster CCTV reported on July 17 that Zhang recently launched the five-ton vessel near his rural home.(Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)
An aerial view captures over a thousand enthusiasts performing in a cheongsam (qipao) show at Jiulongkou National Wetland Park’s lotus garden in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, on July 6, 2025.(Photo by Sun Jialu/VCG via Getty Images)
Employees assemble electric vehicle charging stations on a production line in Ruichang, Jiangxi Province, on July 9, 2025.(Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)
K1 robots from Booster Robotics undergo testing at a pre-competition camp in Beijing on July 9, 2025, before departing for the RoboCup in Brazil.(Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)
K1 robots from Booster Robotics undergo testing at a pre-competition camp in Beijing on July 9, 2025, before departing for the RoboCup in Brazil.(Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)
K1 robots from Booster Robotics undergo testing at a pre-competition camp in Beijing on July 9, 2025, before departing for the RoboCup in Brazil.(Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)
A person navigates a wire bridge at an athletic playground in Shanghai on July 10, 2025.(Photo by Go Nakamura/Reuters)
Tourists and locals dance around a bonfire at night in Yue Opera Town, Shengzhou, Zhejiang Province, on July 12, 2025.(Photo by Pan Weifeng/VCG via Getty Images)
An aerial view shows tourists cooling off at Dapu Tsunami World water park in Wuhu, Anhui Province, on July 12, 2025.(Photo by Xiao Benxiang/VCG via Getty Images)
Residents relax in an air-raid shelter during a heatwave in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, on July 15, 2025. As temperatures soar, many urban dwellers are using these shelters as cooling refuges.(Photo by Zhang Yuan/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)
The Long March-7 Y10 rocket carrying the Tianzhou-9 cargo spacecraft lifts off from Wenchang Space Launch Site, Hainan Province, on July 15, 2025. The mission delivered supplies to China’s Tiangong space station.(Photo by Luo Yunfei/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)
A child photographs the view from a tram in Hong Kong’s Western District on July 15, 2025.(Photo by Peter Parks/AFP Photo)
A view of Taikoo Cave in Chongqing on July 15, 2025.(Photo by Qiu Hongbin/VCG via Getty Images)
An aerial view shows villagers harvesting water chestnuts in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, on July 17, 2025.(Photo by Wang Xuchao/VCG via Getty Images)
Tourists and locals celebrate the Torch Festival with flaming torches at Yunnan Nationalities Village in Kunming on July 19, 2025.(Photo by Liu Ranyang/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)
An aerial view of a high-rise tea garden spanning 16 office rooftops in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, on July 19, 2025. The 10-mu garden produces three tea varieties, yielding up to 75 kg annually.(Photo by Zuo Dongchen/VCG via Getty Images)
People dressed in imperial-style costumes wait outside Beijing’s Forbidden City on July 20, 2025.(Photo by Greg Baker/AFP Photo)
A woman crosses a deserted street in Hong Kong’s Central District as Typhoon Wipha approaches on July 20, 2025.(Photo by Peter Parks/AFP Photo)
Farmers gather lotus roots in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, on July 21, 2025, during peak harvest season. (Photo by Zhai Huiyong/VCG via Getty Images)
A bus driver takes a break inside a luggage compartment to escape the sweltering heat in Beijing on July 22, 2025. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)
