Collage: China’s Week in Photos, August 1

Qi Ya

2016-08-07 09:29:07

In this Week in Photos, the elevated bus, or ‘Batie,’ launches its test run in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, Typhoon Nida hits China’s southern Guangdong province, and sandstorms sweep China’s northwestern Gansu province after days of hot weather.

1/7 A woman passes by the elevated bus, or ‘Batie,’ during its test run in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, Aug. 2, 2016. The controversial vehicle would run on tracks, carrying hundreds of passengers in raised compartments that can glide over the traffic below.

2/7 A security guard checks an ICBC ATM at a subway station in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, Aug. 3, 2016. The city has strengthened security measures for the upcoming G20 summit. Aly Song/Reuters

3/7 A traffic police officer directs traffic in a sandstorm, Jiayuguan, Gansu province, Aug. 2, 2016. Zhang Jie/IC

4/7 Smoke billows dozens of meters high after a hardware and building materials market caught fire in Beijing, Aug. 2, 2016. Beijing Times/IC

5/7 Rescue efforts are underway at the road subsidence area in Zhengzhou, Henan province, Aug. 3, 2016. About 12 hours earlier, the road had caved in, and a woman was lost in the ruins. VCG

6/7 Commuters struggle with their umbrellas in heavy rain and strong wind caused by Typhoon Nida near a metro station in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, Aug. 2, 2016. Xiao Renwu/IC

7/7 People walk past the ‘Bird's Nest’ National Stadium as it is illuminated with the logo of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Beijing, Aug. 4, 2016. Thomas Peter/Reuters