A summertime cure
A patient receives a Chinese acupuncture and moxibustion treatment at a hospital in Jiaxing, East China's Zhejiang Province. The traditional Chinese medicine treatments are used by some Chinese people who support the saying “Winter disease is cured in summer.” Photo: VCG
Antique costumes show
Chinese models in ancient costumes model at the Chinese antique costumes fashion show in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province on Saturday. Photo: VCG
Hearing your voice
A young man surnamed Yu, a legless street singer, sings on the streets of Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Tuesday. Yu has sustained himself by singing for six years. Photo: VCG
Trendy offline
Honor of Kings, a popular online game across China, opens an offline store, which mainly sells game derivatives, at a shopping mall in East China's Shanghai on Friday.
Hops for Davos
A giant model of a horse, which is nine meters tall, is on display on a square of Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning Province on Monday, and is attracting a lot of attention from passersby. Dalian is a coastal city where the 2019 Summer Davos meeting is being held.
No small feat to beat the heat
A visitor wearing a sun-blocking facekini takes photos of Tiananmen Square in Beijing under the burning sun on Sunday. The maximum temperature of the day was 33 C. Photo: IC
Feasting on insect BBQ
A woman eats insect barbeque on skewer, terrified but excited, at a night market in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning Province on Sunday. Brave food lovers who have eaten the popular insect barbeque consider the snack delicious and nutrient-rich. Photo: IC
Loving you
A couple forms a finger heart pose for a photo at the love museum in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Saturday. Photo: VCG
Partnering with pigs
Su Hongxing, a one-armed man in Kaihua county, East China's Zhejiang Province who sings and dances accompanied by a miniature pig, has gone viral on social media. Su started a business raising miniature pigs and sells tens of millions of them annually. Photo: VCG
Kitty on the wall
Several creative art murals have recently begun popping up on walls of old residential buildings in Shanghai's Jingan district. A passerby smiles after taking a photo of the mural. Photo: VCG
Flying to heaven
A paramotor enthusiast takes a test flight at the Tianmen Mountain tourist site in Zhangjiajie, Central China's Hunan Province, during the Heaven's Gate Paramotor Air Games on Wednesday. Photo: VCG
Worldwide flavors
Chinese and overseas students at Shenyang Agricultural University in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning Province whip up their specialty dishes at the university's first international food festival on Tuesday. Professional food critics and students voted for their favorite cook. Photo: VCG
Grad smile
Students at a primary school in Luoyang, Central China's Henan Province, on Monday form a “smiling face” on their school's playground to celebrate their graduation. Photo: VCG
Fisherwomen compete
Nearly 30 local women are fishing in a pond in Beijing's Fangshan district, during the city's 2019 fisherwomen competition on Saturday. Photo: VCG
Film fad foodery
The décor of a fast food restaurant in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province is based on a nearly 20-year-old animated Japanese film. The movie was recently shown in Chinese theaters for the first time. Photo: VCG
Quick exit
People tired of the stairs can get to the ground floor using a spiral slide outside a light rail station in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. Photo: VCG
Graduation selfie
Liu Jinhua, president of Hangzhou Normal University Qianjiang College in East China's Zhejiang Province, takes a selfie with graduates at a graduation ceremony on Friday. Photo: VCG
Sun over the city
An eight-story-high mural named “Sun,” painted by a Belarussian couple, on the wall of an old residential building in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province. Photo: VCG