A man uses a cardboard box to shade from the scorching sun in Dongguan, South China’s Guangdong province, in July 2021. Here is a look at how pedestrians in China get creative to protect themselves from the scorching sun. Photo: VCG

A woman covers her face completely to protect her face from the sun in Beijing in June 2019. Photo: VCG

A woman with a white shawl and a portable fan walks in Beijing in June 2021. Photo: VCG

A pedestrian wears a long suit to shield from the sun in Xujiahui, Shanghai, on July 14. Photo: VCG

A woman with an umbrella and a portable fan walked in Tianhe district in Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong province, on June 24. This city on Friday updated its emergency response level for high temperatures . Photo: VCG

Two foreign tourists in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square wear sunscreen hats and hold a sunshade under high temperatures in 2018. Photo: VCG

Three streetcleaners wearing suits and sun visors work on Tiananmen Square in Beijing in September 2019. Photo: VCG