This photo taken on June 7, shows a scene of the dragon boat performance during the Baoshan Luodian dragon boat festival in East China's Shanghai. [Photo/Xinhua]

Teams compete in a dragon boat race on Dongjiang Lake in Zixing, Hunan province, on June 8. Such races have been organized across China as a tradition of Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 10. [Photo/Xinhua]

Tourists view the Hukou Waterfall in Jixian county, Shanxi province, on June 8. An increase in rainfall upstream has seen the volume of water in the Yellow River at the falls increase significantly in recent days, with the spectacular scene attracting numerous visitors. [Photo by Lyu Guiming/For chinadaily.com.cn]

A girl dressed in traditional ethnic attire walks along a catwalk at an alley in Kucha, Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on June 9. A children's fashion show took place in the alley on that day, with more than 50 young participants dressed in carefully crafted clothing to showcase fashion trends and diverse cultures. [Photo by Guo Jianjiang/For chinadaily.com.cn]

A player jumps into the water to celebrate a goal on June 9 during a Stand Up Paddleboard Polo game in Chun'an county, Zhejiang province. The First Yangtze River Delta SUP Polo Circuit attracted 16 teams and more than 100 participants. The sport is a combination of multiple games, including water polo and lacrosse, and is best played on inflatable paddleboards. [Photo by Wang Jiancai/For chinadaily.com.cn]

Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza county of Nagqu city, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, June 9. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza county. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza county to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. [Photo/Xinhua]

Young people participate in a running event at the Happy Valley amusement park in Wuhan, Hubei province, on June 11. The runners included nearly 1,000 students who had just finished their college entrance examinations, as well as university graduates. The test-takers are becoming major consumers in a range of sectors and are driving a new wave of economic growth this summer. [Photo/China News Service]

Barges tow sampans loaded with kelp harvested from a seaweed farm to a fishing pier in Rongcheng, Shandong province, on June 11. Rongcheng is the largest kelp producing area in China, and June is the busiest harvesting period each year. [Photo by Li Xinjun/For chinadaily.com.cn]

Staff harvest and dry silkworm cocoons at a factory in Fuyang, Anhui province, on June 11. Amid the best season for purchasing cocoons, workers at the factory are busy processing the cocoons from its 1,666-hectare mulberry silkworm breeding area. [Photo by Wang Biao/For chinadaily.com.cn]

Tourists brave the summer heat to visit the Palace Museum in Beijing on June 12. The temperatures in the capital reached as high as 38 C on Wednesday afternoon. A lingering heat wave continues to scorch many regions in China, bringing record-breaking temperatures and leaving millions under heat advisories. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]