Heat wave strikes China

Citizens in Fuzhou rest in an air-raid shelter which has been opened free of charge so people can escape the heat in East China's Fujian province on July 24, 2013. The temperature in most parts of the city reached 35 C, and in some counties climbed higher than 37 C. [Photo/Xinhua]

A bicyclist wears sun glasses and a scarf to prevent sunburn in Fuzhou, East China's Fujian province, on July 24, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua]