Dujiangyan citizens play mahjong in river to cope with summer heat

To tackle a lingering heat wave that has been gripping many parts of China, people living in the city of Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province have come up with a novel idea to keep cool by playing mahjong in a local river.

People sit on chairs around tables, with huge umbrellas providing shade.

Others who aren't playing or interested in mahjong just frolic in the river.