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China: A week in photos (August 16-22)
A graffiti-painted zebra crossing at Guanyinqiao business district in Chongqing, southwest China, August 17, 2021. /CFP

A graffiti-painted zebra crossing at Guanyinqiao business district in Chongqing, southwest China, August 17, 2021. /CFP

A colorful light show is held to send festive greetings to medical workers on the fourth "Chinese Doctors' Day" in Wuhan, Hubei Province, August 17, 2021. /CFP

A colorful light show is held to send festive greetings to medical workers on the fourth "Chinese Doctors' Day" in Wuhan, Hubei Province, August 17, 2021. /CFP

Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto and the Moon appear in the sky above Shenzhen. It is estimated that the next five-star alignment will not occur until 2040, August 19, 2021. /CFP

Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto and the Moon appear in the sky above Shenzhen. It is estimated that the next five-star alignment will not occur until 2040, August 19, 2021. /CFP

The celebration of the 70th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet is held at the Potala Palace Square in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, August 19, 2021. /CFP

The celebration of the 70th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet is held at the Potala Palace Square in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, August 19, 2021. /CFP

A total of 100 torchbearers complete the first leg of the torch relay for China's 14th National Games, 11th National Paralympic Games and eighth National Special Olympics in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, August 16, 2021. /CFP

A total of 100 torchbearers complete the first leg of the torch relay for China's 14th National Games, 11th National Paralympic Games and eighth National Special Olympics in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, August 16, 2021. /CFP

A spectacular seascape in Lianjiang County, Fujian Province, August 21, 2021. /CFP

A spectacular seascape in Lianjiang County, Fujian Province, August 21, 2021. /CFP

Zhengzhou launches a level II flood control emergency response in preparation for an upcoming rainstorm, and many citizens park their cars on the city's elevated roads to prevent the vehicles from being flooded, August 22, 2021. /CFP

Zhengzhou launches a level II flood control emergency response in preparation for an upcoming rainstorm, and many citizens park their cars on the city's elevated roads to prevent the vehicles from being flooded, August 22, 2021. /CFP

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