Qi Ya

<p>In this Week in Photos, Typhoon Lekima makes landfall in Zhejiang province; people celebrate Qixi Festival, sometimes referred to as China’s Valentine’s Day; and children in Hubei province stand under falling water during an annual water-sprinkling festival observed by some ethnic minority groups in China.</p><p></p><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="0" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="1" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="2" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="3" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="4" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="5" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;height:inherit"><div data-index="6" class="illustrationWrap"></div></div><p></p>

Collage: China’s Week in Photos, Aug. 5–11

Visual stories that get up close and personal with contemporary China. A mix of short videos, documentaries, photography, and data visualization.

MULTIMEDIA

A selection of the week’s best photos by Sixth Tone’s visual editors.