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Students keeping cool, old school
Source:Global Times Published: 2016/6/21 18:48:00
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With average temperatures breaking 30 C across China since June, the Beijing Meteorological Station issued its first blue alert this year on Tuesday forecasting temperatures of 36 C in the capital over the next two days. As the midsummer heat approaches, Chinese, especially college students, are resorting to all kinds of bizarre yet effective ways to keep cool in the summertime.
With average temperatures breaking 30 C across China since June, the Beijing Meteorological Station issued its first blue alert this year on Tuesday forecasting temperatures of 36 C in the capital over the next two days. As the midsummer heat approaches, Chinese, especially college students, are resorting to all kinds of bizarre yet effective ways to keep cool in the summertime.
Two students from Central China Normal University in Wuhan, Hubei Province sleep tight at the school's swimming pool.
Four students from Central China Normal University in Wuhan, Hubei Province play cards and surf on the Internet in a small pool to escape the heat.
A student from Liaocheng University in East China's Shandong Province cushions his bamboo bed roll with bottled water to keep cool.
Students from Central China Normal University in Wuhan, Hubei Province sleep in the school's gymnasium to beat the heat.
Two students from Wuhan Institute of Physical Education sleep on their dormitory rooftop. Photos: CFP
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