Tourists enjoy hotpot while sitting in icy barrels in Chongqing, Aug 28, 2020, to ward off the heat as the mercury shot up to nearly 40 degrees Celsius. (Photos: China Daily)

Tourists enjoy hotpot while sitting in icy barrels in Chongqing, Aug 28, 2020, to ward off the heat as the mercury shot up to nearly 40 degrees Celsius.

Tourists enjoy hotpot while sitting in icy barrels in Chongqing, Aug 28, 2020, to ward off the heat as the mercury shot up to nearly 40 degrees Celsius.

Tourists enjoy hotpot while sitting in icy barrels in Chongqing, Aug 28, 2020, to ward off the heat as the mercury shot up to nearly 40 degrees Celsius.

Tourists enjoy hotpot while sitting in icy barrels in Chongqing, Aug 28, 2020, to ward off the heat as the mercury shot up to nearly 40 degrees Celsius.