French media: Chinese people use watermelon, frozen jelly and power saving to deal with heat waves

French International Broadcasting Station reported on July 18 that the original topic: Chinese people used watermelon, jelly jelly, and power saving to deal with heat waves in the past few days. alarm. Faced with the constant rise in temperature, how can Chinese residents respond? The following is the opinion of our special reporters.

In the business district of Xi'an in the ancient capital, people's cry is associated with the fountain to form a magical water game. This not only makes adults relax, but also provides children with fun. The most important thing is that this can cool down. For taxi drivers, hot weather is not suitable for business. When the heat wave strikes, people are more willing to stay at home and turn on the air conditioner to eat watermelon. Many young people ride bicycles barely. The soaring temperature has caused some large Chinese cities, including Shanghai to break the high temperature record. Everyone has their own way to relieve the heat. According to reports, a electrician ate watermelon to quench thirst on the electric pole of more than 70 meters away from the ground. In Xi'an, a group of college students in T -shirts sold ice powder and jelly on the sidewalk.

The heat wave also accelerates the operation of air -conditioning and pushes the power demand in many regions to extreme levels. Some hotels in Xi'an have limited the air conditioning to 28 degrees Celsius to save money. Zhejiang Province requires many factories and tens of millions of residents to pay attention to energy saving. (Author Stephen Lagard)

French "International Merchant Weekly" July 18th article, original topic: In order to hide in some big cities in China in order to avoid the summer air -to -air cavity, people find that the air -raid hole is an ideal place to avoid the scorching sun. Nanjing, Chongqing and Wuhan's "three major furnaces" opened to the public this summer. Hundreds of air -raid holes were built during World War II. In addition to providing newspapers, beverages, and wireless networks, there are still people open restaurants or bars in it. (Translated by Zhao Fengying)

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