Summertime snacking
Monkeys enjoy watermelon to keep cool at a zoo in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China's Liaoning Province on Sunday.
Neck in neck
Two male giraffes fight to attract attention from females at a zoo in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province.
Saving his skin
Wang Yongchao, a construction worker in Luoyang, Central China's Henan Province wears a facial mask in his bunk on July 24. Wang, who works outdoors, said he applies a conditioning facial mask every evening to repair skin damage from the scorching sun. He spends almost one-third of his monthly salary on skin care.
Messy massages
A tour group enjoys a mineral mud bath on Wednesday in Quanxi township, Jinhua, East China's Zhejiang Province.
Interactive ivories
A woman and girl walk up a piano key staircase at a subway station in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province on Wednesday. The stairs light up and make sound with each step.
Bug buffet
Pictured are skewered scorpions, spiders, locusts and other unusual delicacies at a restaurant in Shenyang, Liaoning Province. The majority of customers, however, prefer to simply look and not taste them.
Celebrity beach bodies
Pictured is a sand sculpture of characters from the animated film Minions in Rizhao, East China's Shandong Province. The scuplture was one of a series on the beach featuring cartoon characters.
Cartoonish crops
Farmers in East China's Anhui Province grow rice in the image of cartoon character Peppa Pig. After outlining the design in the field in May, farmers plant rice of different varieties to get the different colors. As the rice grows, so does the image.
Plastic attack
People view a sculpture of a shark made from plastic bottles at Rizhao Ocean Park, East China's Shandong Province on Saturday. The creators of the 9-meter-long plastic sculpture aim to draw attention to plastic pollution in the world's oceans. Photo: VCG
Alcohol achievements
Contestants chug and sip beer from fish bowls during a contest in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province on Saturday. The winner, surnamed Wang of Henan Province, finished the bowl in around 10 minutes. Photo: VCG
Fawning over you
Two young sika deer lie next to each other in a wild animal reserve in Moritzburg, Germany on Tuesday. Photo: IC
Ballet road show
Ballet dancers pose at a city parade event for the Asia debut of the Alice in Wonderland ballet performance in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Photo: IC
Wheel helpful
A woman parks a shared wheelchair at a dock outside Peking Union Medical College Hospital on Wednesday. Jianzubao, the shared wheelchair service operator, has installed 15 docks outside the hospital, one of China's busiest, as part of a pilot program. Photo: IC
Join the bark side
A dog is dressed as Darth Vader for a costume contest at the 6th Annual PAWmicon Convention hosted by the Helen Woodward Animal Center and Hazard Center in San Diego, US on Sunday. Photo: IC
Kidding around
Baby goats and yogis participate in a goat yoga class held by Hello Critter at Golden Road Brewing in Glendale, California, US on Monday. Photo: IC
Gothic romance
Two people in costume attend gothic rock fest Castle Party in Bolkow, Poland on Saturday. Now in its 25th year, the festival bills itself as the “largest dark independent festival in Central Europe.” Photo: IC
After-swim shower
A man enjoys a shower in the sun on Sunday after taking a swim in Tianjin. Sunday marked the beginning of a nationwide swimming fitness week launched by the General Administration of Sports of China. Photo: IC
Greasy grapplers
Wrestlers, or pehlivans in Turkish, grapple during the traditional Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival in Edirne, Turkey, on Saturday. Every year since 1640, Turkey's best male wrestlers gather for the national championships on a grassy field near the Ottoman capital city of Edirne. Photo: IC