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People enjoy hotpot beside a lotus pond filled with blooming lotus flowers in Chongqing, July 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhou Yi)
Forecasts show temperatures will reach as high as 40 degrees Celsius in Chongqing in coming days.
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People enjoy hotpot beside a lotus pond filled with blooming lotus flowers in Chongqing, July 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhou Yi)
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People enjoy hotpot beside a lotus pond filled with blooming lotus flowers in Chongqing, July 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhou Yi)
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People enjoy hotpot beside a lotus pond filled with blooming lotus flowers in Chongqing, July 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhou Yi)
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People enjoy hotpot beside a lotus pond filled with blooming lotus flowers in Chongqing, July 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhou Yi)
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People enjoy hotpot beside a lotus pond filled with blooming lotus flowers in Chongqing, July 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhou Yi)
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People enjoy hotpot beside a lotus pond filled with blooming lotus flowers in Chongqing, July 12, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhou Yi)