Fuzhou knows when the heat is on

Fuzhou is a city that knows how to cope when the heat is on.

The Fujian provincial capital is China's top hot spot, ahead of Chongqing, Hangzhou and Haikou, according to the China Meteorological Administration's National Climate Center.

On 17 days this summer, including 13 in a row, Fuzhou saw temperatures above 35 C.

Fuzhou's rop ranking has seen You Yi, a student at Fujian Normal University, get hot under the collar.

You, a sports fan, said the scorching heat drained his desire to work out outside, forcing him to exercise indoors.

Traveling in crowded buses can be a real test of endurance, he said.

Wang Feng, a 38-year-old deliveryman in Fuzhou even wished the cooler conditions from the recent typhoon could linger a bit longer.

“Despite the heavy rain and strong wind, it cooled down the city for a while,” Wang said.

A supermarket worker surnamed Liu, was making hay while the sun shines, in a commercial sense.

Liu is in charge of the section that sells electric fans.

The high temperatures have also caused health problems.

Dong Li, a doctor with Fuzhou Children's Hospital, said children suffer from sunstroke and adults, especially the elderly, struggling to cope.

On June 29, a middle-aged man from Sichuan province working on a construction site in Fuzhou's Cangshan district suffered fatal heatstroke, the city's first heat-related death this summer.

After the incident, the Fujian provincial department of housing and urban-rural development issued a notice regarding work safety.

Recently, the Fujian provincial federation of trade unions urged training in how to deal with severe heat.