People cool off at the scale-shaped weir in Guitou Village, Meihua Town, Daoxian County on July 23. (Photo/Jiang Keqing and Yu Xiaobo)

Children and their parents enjoy fun and coolness in the Zishui River in Baiyashi Town, Dong'an County on July 23. As the dog days come, local people come to the picturesque Zishui River baths to enjoy water activities and the refreshing coolness. (Photo/Cai Xiaoping)

Tourist drift on water at the Longdi Ecological Drifting Scenic Area in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County on July 23. The county features lucid water and lush mountain, with a forest coverage of nearly 80%. Numerous tourists are attracted to enjoy ecological drifting here, escaping the scorching heat in midsummer days. (Photo/Su Yongzhu)

People enjoy water activities at a water amusement park in Longshan County on July 22. (Photo/Zeng Xianghui)

People have fun in water in the canyon of the Mangshan Mountain, Yizhang County, on July 21. The Mangshan Mountain Scenic Area has attracted numerous tourists seeking both water fun and a way to escape the heat.

People cool off along the Xiangjiang River at the Bingjiang Cultural Park in Changsha on July 20. Changsha has baked under a scorching heat wave for days. Many people prefer to go outdoors after sunset, enjoying cool breeze along the river. (Photo/Li Jian, Hunan Daily)

Tourists have fun at the aquarium of the Wanlou Youth Pier in Yuhu District, Xiangtan, on July 20. In spite of the intense heat of midsummer, the polar experience area of the aquarium is cool and fun. There are sea lions, penguins, and hundreds of precious marine organisms, as well as snow and ice sculptures in various shapes, attracting numerous visitors. (Photo/Xu Xing, Hunan Daily)

People enjoy water activities at the Maya Beach Water Amusement Park in Shigu District, Hengyang City, on July 20. (Photo/Cao Zhengping)

Tourists enjoy the coolness in Guidong County on July 20. Guidong is well-known for its "cool summer". (Photo/Sheng Jingjing)

Tourists have fun and take photos along the Tuojiang River in Fenghuang Ancient Town, enjoying the coolness amid summer heat on the evening of July 16. (Photo/Wu Donglin and Hu Xiangyu)


This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday