Most of China is sweltering in a heatwave, but people in southwest China’s Sichuan Province have been enjoying a white summer this week. /Sichuan Daily Weibo

These photos show snow covering a plateau in west Sichuan. Temperatures on plateau are currently around freezing point these days while thermometer readings elsewhere in the province are over 30 degree Celsius. /Sichuan Daily Weibo

According to the National Meteorological Center, the heatwave has now reached central and southern China as well as the country’s north, with temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius in some parts. /Sichuan Daily Weibo

Tourists have been attracted to Sichuan by the snowy conditions on the plateau. /Chengdu.cn