On Wednesday, curious pedestrians witnessed a rare  sight at a public square in east China’s Anhui Province: a group of Chinese middle-aged women sunbathing on cobblestones while chatting away. /People's Daily Photo

As a heat wave has swept across many regions in China, these innovative aunties decided to take advantage of the nature’s force and enjoy a new way of staying healthy: lying on sun-kissed cobblestones for an outdoor “hot stone therapy”. /People’s Daily Photo

“The stones can force out dampness within the body.” One auntie claimed that scorched cobblestones possess medical efficacy according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) beliefs. /People’s Daily Photo

In TCM, it is believed that summer is the ideal time to cure illness caused by severe weather in winter. /People’s Daily Photo