A father holds his son under an umbrella in Beijing on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
Weather authorities in Beijing issued a yellow alert at 4:30 p.m. Thursday as a heat wave continues to scorch the region. As highs in the city are expected to hit above 35°C from June 29 to July 1, let's take a look at what locals and tourists are doing to escape the heat.
An old man blocks the sun with a towel on his head in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
A woman keeps covered to escape the sunshine in Beijing on Thursday as the city experiences a heat wave. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
Tourists keep covered from the intense sunlight near Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
A tour group holds parasols during a visit near Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
Workers at Tiananmen Square escape the heat in the shade of a mobile snack shop in Beijing on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
A man jumps into the water to cool off as temperatures hit 34 degrees in Beijing on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
A man jumps into the water to cool off during a heat wave in Beijing on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
Two men prepare for a swim as temperatures hit 34 degrees in Beijing on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
A man splashes himself to cool off during a heat wave in Beijing on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
