Beijing issues yellow alert as heat wave hits city
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2018-06-28 19:23:50
A tour group holds parasols during a visit near Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Thursday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
Editor's Note:
Weather authorities in Beijing issued a yellow alert at 4:30pm 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. (Photos: 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
An old man blocks the sun with a towel on his head in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Thursday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A father holds his son under an umbrella in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A worker enjoys the shade under an umbrella in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
Tourists keep covered from the intense sunlight near Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Thursday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A worker takes a drink from one of many water bottles on the ground in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Thursday. Photo: Li Hao/GT
A man uses an umbrella to keep a baby out of the intense sunshine in Beijing 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
Visitors and a policeman stand in the shade of a lamppost near Beijing’s Tiananmen Square 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
A man splashes himself to cool off during a heat wave 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
Two men prepare for a swim as temperatures hit 34 degrees in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: Li Hao/GT