Fishing boats in the East China Sea returned to their ports in Zhejiang, Eastern Chinese province, to take shelter from Typhoon Hugupit on August 2. /VCG

China's national observatory on Monday issued a yellow alert for Typhoon Hagupit, which is forecast to make landfall on the coastline between Zhejiang and Fujian as a severe tropical storm Monday night. /VCG

China has a four-tier color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe weather, followed by orange, yellow and blue. /VCG