A partial solar eclipse was captured by stargazers across China on Sunday morning. In Beijing, a photographer traced the sun's changing phases as it rose from the horizon. /VCG Photo

A partial solar eclipse was seen behind the silhouette of a bird sitting on tree branches in northwest China's Yinchuan City in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo

In east China's Tai'an City in Shandong Province, a partial solar eclipse was observed early Sunday morning. /VCG Photo

A partial solar eclipse was captured in central China's Luohe City in Henan Province. /VCG Photo

Partial solar eclipses happen when the moon comes between the Sun and Earth and partially covers the Sun. /VCG Photo