Unusual type of stairs
Pictured is a set of stairs sculpted to resemble a computer keyboard in a square in Shiqiaopu, Southwest China's Chongqing.
Smile for savings
Several students pose for a photo during a 'smile for a discount' promotion at a shop in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province on Monday. The promo gives discounts to customers who smile for a camera at the front door display.
Under the overpass
A man stands on a pedestrian bridge that runs below a newly built road in Southwest China's Chongqing on Monday. Some pedestrians complained they felt as if the passing cars above were running over their heads.
From tattoos to tapestries
Zhuang Dongyang of Changchun, Northeast China's Jilin Province embroiders a forest scene in July. A former tattoo artist, the 25-year-old Zhuang discovered his interest in embroidery after being exposed to the folk art.
Pop art
A man pops bubble wrap covering a huge image of a fish at a shop in Jinan, East China's Shandong Province on Friday. The shop creates the bubble wrap displays for passers-by to pop as a way to help them relax and relieve a little pressure.
Crunchy critters
Li Pingde of Yongkang, East China's Zhejiang Province fries up cicadas on July 26. Li's fried cicadas are popular among locals and online. He sells about 500 kilograms of cicadas daily.
Still light on her feet
Xu Lili, 64, leads a group of people in a square dancing routine in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Video of Xu's daily dancing has been watched more than 30 million times on Douyin, China's short video app.
Abstract tribute
Several sculptures inspired by the paintings of Pablo Picasso are displayed on Qianmen Street, Beijing.
Bamboo b-day cake
Giant pandas Cheng Jiu and Shuang Hao celebrate their fourth birthday with a bamboo meal at a zoo in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang Province on Tuesday.
Good catch
Two men are caught safely in a net as their semi-trailer dangles from the edge of a runaway ramp in Yuxi, Yunnan Province on Thursday. The two lucky men were thrown into the catch net after their truck lost control on a highway and nearly plummeted off a high cliff.
Family outing
A girl does her homework on a small table as her grandparents exercise at a park in Huaibei, East China's Anhui Province. The grandparents said they brought her to the park with them so she would not be left at home alone.
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.