Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province, opens an air-raid shelter to the public. The air-raid shelter is equipped with drinking water, board games and cards, and Wi-fi. (Photo: VCG)

Zhengzhou has opened 20 places to help citizens beat the heat. (Photo: VCG)

People play mahjong in the water to cool themselves off in Sichuan Province. (Photo: VCG)

Two elderly men are playing chess beside a waterfall in Guangdong Province. (Photo: VCG)

A woman covers her body completely to shield herself from the sun in Jiangsu Province. (Photo: VCG)

Two boys swim in a pond to cool down from the heat in Anhui. (Photo: VCG)

People camp outside and enjoy the nighttime temperatures as they escape the high temperatures in Qingyuan, South China's Guangdong Province. (Photo: IC)