![A giant thermometer records ground surface temperature of nearly 80 degrees centigrade at the Flame Mountain Scenic Area in Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 10, 2018. More than 2,000 tourists a day flocked to the scenic area, 40 kilometers away from downtown Turpan, to challenge the extreme heat. (Photo/IC)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/07/11/88a61a31c8454fc9936fab2913ae1eba.jpg)
A giant thermometer records ground surface temperature of nearly 80 degrees centigrade at the Flame Mountain Scenic Area in Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 10, 2018. More than 2,000 tourists a day flocked to the scenic area, 40 kilometers away from downtown Turpan, to challenge the extreme heat. (Photo/IC)
![People visit the Flame Mountain Scenic Area in Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 10, 2018. More than 2,000 tourists a day flocked to the scenic area, 40 kilometers away from downtown Turpan, to challenge the extreme heat. (Photo/IC)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/07/11/9199f54f330241ef9516a4d942356fb1.jpg)
People visit the Flame Mountain Scenic Area in Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 10, 2018. More than 2,000 tourists a day flocked to the scenic area, 40 kilometers away from downtown Turpan, to challenge the extreme heat. (Photo/IC)
![A giant thermometer records ground surface temperature of nearly 80 degrees centigrade at the Flame Mountain Scenic Area in Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 10, 2018. More than 2,000 tourists a day flocked to the scenic area, 40 kilometers away from downtown Turpan, to challenge the extreme heat. (Photo/IC)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/07/11/9fd292ea01ae47b38a2e0f78900f700a.jpg)
A giant thermometer records ground surface temperature of nearly 80 degrees centigrade at the Flame Mountain Scenic Area in Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 10, 2018. More than 2,000 tourists a day flocked to the scenic area, 40 kilometers away from downtown Turpan, to challenge the extreme heat. (Photo/IC)