On July 5, visitors on the Bund sightseeing platform were holding up their parasols to protect them against the sun, as the mercury climbed to 35 degrees Celsius today. The temperature could rise even higher this week, reaching up to 36 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, according to the Shanghai Meteorological Center.

Two tourists are gulping down liquid.

Several children are having cold drinks and icecream.

At around 11:30 today, the mercury climbed to 33 degrees Celsius on Nanjing Road Walkway.

A tourist visits Nanjing Road Walkway with a miniature electric fan.