Ten photos from around China: July 15 – 21

Heavy rain, floods across China

Heavy rain afflicted some regions of China on July 18 and 19, causing serious damage in urban and rural areas.

Super-sized class has 3,500 students for postgraduate exam

3,500 Chinese students take part in a tutorial and review session for the annual Chinese Graduate Student Entrance Examination at an auditorium in Ji'nan city, East China's Shandong province, July 18, 2016.

Luoyang university gets cartoon manhole covers

Manhole covers are usually such an overlooked part of the landscape, but a group of students at a Luoyang university turned them into pieces of art, with a little bit of imagination.

Top 10 largest consumer goods companies worldwide

Despite the economic slowdown, domestic brands of fast-moving consumer goods have grown twice as quickly as global brands in China, and managed to capture trends such as "premiumisation" more effectively than their global counterparts.

Taiwan bus fire: Tour turns into sad tragedy

Twenty six people have died after a fire broke out in a tourist bus along the highway to the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on Tuesday afternoon.

Athletes ready to shine anew in Rio Olympics

After four years of hard work and waiting, Chinese Olympians are gearing up for athletic breakthroughs as well as a clean campaign at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics next month.

Jet ski or water parasailing, which will you choose?

Nothing is cooler than doing water sports on hot summer days. What will you choose to do, jet ski, fly board or water parasailing？Let's take a look at the fantastic water sports the stars enjoy.

Icebreaker Xuelong arrives at North Pacific Ocean

Icebreaker Xuelong arrives at North Pacific Ocean for 7th expedition

Tourists visit Yehliu Geopark in New Taipei

Tourists visit Yehliu Geopark in New Taipei of southeast China's Taiwan, July 18, 2016. The geopark features stunning geological landscape formed by wave attack, rock weathering, earth movement and crustal movement, which make it a famous destination for tourists.

Uphill battle for cyclists in downhill race in Zhangjiajie

The 2016 Red Bull Tianmen mountain steep downhill cycling race has concluded in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province.

Shennongjia added to World Heritage List

The 40th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Istanbul on Sunday decided to put China's Hubei Shennongjia on the prestigious World Heritage List as a natural site, bringing to 50 the number of listed Chinese properties.