![A father holds his son under an umbrella in Beijing on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
Weather authorities in Beijing issued a yellow alert at 4:30 p.m. Thursday as a heat wave continues to scorch the region. As highs in the city are expected to hit above 35°C from June 29 to July 1, let\'s take a look at what locals and tourists are doing to escape the heat.](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/06/29/75b8040d9dad4d4fbd20c0635b7331fc.jpg)
A father holds his son under an umbrella in Beijing on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
Weather authorities in Beijing issued a yellow alert at 4:30 p.m. Thursday as a heat wave continues to scorch the region. As highs in the city are expected to hit above 35°C from June 29 to July 1, let's take a look at what locals and tourists are doing to escape the heat.
![An old man blocks the sun with a towel on his head in Beijing\'s Tiananmen Square on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/06/29/affe467f73e74898a9dde33309873f4d.jpg)
An old man blocks the sun with a towel on his head in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
![A woman keeps covered to escape the sunshine in Beijing on Thursday as the city experiences a heat wave. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/06/29/bfc90c1260cc41288eb075b28227acdb.jpg)
A woman keeps covered to escape the sunshine in Beijing on Thursday as the city experiences a heat wave. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
![Tourists keep covered from the intense sunlight near Beijing\'s Tiananmen Square on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/06/29/2193dbbcf4ed44a489b2b34c407c3e69.jpg)
Tourists keep covered from the intense sunlight near Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
![A tour group holds parasols during a visit near Beijing\'s Tiananmen Square on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/06/29/ae2ae9a0159942aeb9a38231e6aeba8e.jpg)
A tour group holds parasols during a visit near Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
![Workers at Tiananmen Square escape the heat in the shade of a mobile snack shop in Beijing on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/06/29/275e71e6ca544c07aa8e91fcd84f4ea2.jpg)
Workers at Tiananmen Square escape the heat in the shade of a mobile snack shop in Beijing on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
![A man jumps into the water to cool off as temperatures hit 34 degrees in Beijing on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/06/29/b75cf363ad424cff961178e37b2a459b.jpg)
A man jumps into the water to cool off as temperatures hit 34 degrees in Beijing on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
![A man jumps into the water to cool off during a heat wave in Beijing on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/06/29/66e7b8df6234485b8cc2c9f157f1d8ab.jpg)
A man jumps into the water to cool off during a heat wave in Beijing on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)
![Two men prepare for a swim as temperatures hit 34 degrees in Beijing on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/06/29/76e9dfd9ddf9498fb322ee88a7421e9b.jpg)
Two men prepare for a swim as temperatures hit 34 degrees in Beijing on Thursday. (Photo: Li Hao/GT)