Sun shy
A woman in a bonnet rides a motorbike with her face fully protected from the sun in Nanjing, Jiangsu on Tuesday, where highs had reached 34 C. Photo: VCG
Virtual birth, real pain
Two men are hooked up to electrodes to simulate the pain endured by women during child birth at an event at a Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province shopping mall on Sunday. Photo: VCG
Petal pushers
Chinese farmers process rose petals at a plant in Hai'an county, East China's Jiangsu Province on Tuesday. Photo: IC
Mr. Makeup
Livestreamer Hu Yu, 21, has made a name for himself teaching makeup and cosmetics skills online, media reported on Tuesday. Photo: IC
Master moves
A martial arts master leads a class of overseas students at Cangzhou Vocational College, Hebei Province on Saturday. Photo: IC
Big pig moment
People take pictures with statues of characters from the cartoon Peppa Pig in a square in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province on Saturday. Photo: IC
Cram time
High school students in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province on Thursday study for the upcoming national college entrance exam, or gaokao, which is scheduled for June 7. Photo: IC
Headline act
A Xianzi opera singer prepares a headdress before a performance in Linyi, Shandong Province on Thursday. Xianzi opera is an intangible cultural heritage of Shandong. Photo: VCG
No small feet
Nurses on Wednesday massage the feet of dolls during a natal care competition held at a hospital in Hefei, Anhui Province to mark International Nurses Day, which falls on Saturday. Photo: VCG
Made with love
Primary students in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province present their hand-drawn portraits of their moms ahead of Mother's Day on Sunday. Photo: VCG
Touching moment
A man touches a statue of the late pop singer Teresa Teng in Handan, Hebei Province on Tuesday. Though born in Taiwan, Handan is her ancestral home. Photo: VCG
Wheel affection
A woman surnamed Li kisses her dog in a wheelchair in Tianjin on Monday. Li rescued the dog in May after it was abandoned because of its disability. Photo: IC
Super special guests
People dressed as Marvel superheroes from The Avengers series warm up a crowd at a walking race held at Beilonghu Wetland Park in Zhengzhou, Henan Province on Sunday. Photo: IC
Regal residents
A lion and lioness stand in their habitat Saturday at the Beijing Zoo, which reopened after a three-month renovation. Photo: IC
Crashed and burnt
A fire blazes in a vehicle scrap yard in Bazhong, Sichuan Province on Wednesday. Nearly 200 cars were incinerated in the incident. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is still unknown. Photo: IC
Eat it while it's hot
A fire-eater from the Miao ethnic minority performs for an audience in Tongren, Guizhou Province on Tuesday. Photo: VCG
Hairless in Wuhan
A Sphynx cat gets some attention from visitors at a pet show in Wuhan, Hubei Province on Monday. Photo: VCG
Birds of a feather
Brazilian women in costume take part in parade at a music festival held at Foshan's Chuanlord Tourism and Leisure EXPO Park, Guangdong Province on Monday. Photo: IC