Sanfu, China's dog days, starts
Writer: Sun Yuchen, Liu Xudong | Editor: Liu Minxia | From: Shenzhen Daily | Updated: 2022-07-18
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Sanfu days, or summer’s hottest spells, started Saturday. This year's Sanfu will last 40 days through Aug. 24.
An outdoor worker cleans the exterior of a building in Futian District on Sunday. Liu Xudong
An outdoor worker in Futian District on Sunday. Liu Xudong
A doctor from the TCM Department of Shenzhen Hengsheng Hospital takes Tyrone Naik’s pulses before the South African was treated with Sanfu herbal plaster treatment Wednesday. During Sanfu days, many Chinese people would receive Sanfutie, or Sanfu herbal plaster application, to treat or prevent diseases in autumn and winter. Courtesy of the Shenzhen Hengsheng Hospital
An expat experiences sanfu herbal plaster in Shenzhen Hengsheng Hospital on Wednesday. Courtesy of the hospital
A construction worker in Futian District on Sunday. Liu Xudong
An expat experiences sanfu herbal plaster in Shenzhen Hengsheng Hospital on Wednesday. Courtesy of the hospital
A sanitation worker waters trees along Hongli Road in Futian District on Sunday. Sun Yuchen
An expat experiences sanfu herbal plaster in Shenzhen Hengsheng Hospital on Wednesday. Courtesy of the hospital
Children cool off at a fountain amid the summer heat in Longhua District on Saturday. Sun Yuchen
A medic collects nucleic acid samples for residents at a testing site in Futian District on Sunday. Sun Yuchen
A construction worker in Futian District on Sunday. Sun Yuchen