Summer scenery across China

This photo taken on July 6, 2025 shows a lotus flower at Daguan Park in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo by Yang Junpeng/Xinhua)

A dragonfly rests on a lotus flower at Shicheng Park in Cangzhou City, north China's Hebei Province, July 1, 2025. (Photo by Yuan Liwei/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on July 22, 2025 shows a tourist enjoying the view of lotus flowers in Chengkan ancient Village of Huizhou District, Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

This photo taken on July 1, 2025 shows lotus flowers at a park in Huai'an, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Photo by Liang Debin/Xinhua)

Thunderstorm and lightning are pictured on July 21, 2025 in Mongolian Autonomous County of Dorbod in Daqing City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Liu Wei/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on July 21, 2025 shows a view of a lotus pond scenic area in Xinghua City, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Photo by Zhou Shegen/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Aug. 4, 2025 shows lotus flowers under the starry night at Sanhuanpao National Nature Reserve, in Fujin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Qu Yubao/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on July 10, 2025 shows people enjoying lotus flowers in Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Photo by Xin Yi/Xinhua)

Cumulonimbus clouds and lightning are pictured in Jiayin County, Yichun City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, July 21, 2025. (Photo by Li Shaojun/Xinhua)

A citizen takes photos of the scenery after rain in Yixing City, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 30, 2025. (Photo by Ding Huanxin/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on July 30, 2025 shows a rainbow above Shantou City, south China's Guangdong Province. (Photo by Yao Jun/Xinhua)

An aerial panoramic photo shows the city view in the rain in Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 7, 2025. (Photo by Li Yunsheng/Xinhua)

A deliveryman rides in rain in Chuanshan District, Suining City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 23, 2025. (Photo by Liu Changsong/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows a "clear sky in the east and rain in the west" phenomenon in the Three Gorges dam area on the Yangtze River near Zigui county of central China's Hubei Province, July 28, 2025. (Photo by Wang Gang/Xinhua)

This photo taken on July 19, 2025 shows lotus flowers at a park in Kunshan City, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Photo by Wang Xuzhong/Xinhua)

A goose passes lotus flowers in Paomulong Village of Zaojiaoping Subdistrict in Yuping, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 7, 2025. (Photo by Hu Panxue/Xinhua)

A tourist enjoys the scenery of lotus flowers at a botanical garden in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, July 7, 2025. (Photo by Liang Zidong/Xinhua)

This photo shows a view in rain in Nanhu Lake scenic area in Jiaxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 8, 2025. (Photo by Jin Peng/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows sheep grazing in the summer pasture while rain falling in the distance in the Kazak Autonomous County of Aksay, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 12, 2025. (Photo by Gao Hongshan/Xinhua)