Now Chongqing is the biggest city in China in terms of area and population. Known as one of China's "Three Furnaces" (along with Wuhan and Nanjing), Chongqing is unbearably hot during the summer.

Last year was China's hottest on record and the past four years ... Yici lamented that warmer-than-usual weather had affected the city's traditional winter pastime of ice skating.

The city’s average temperature stood at 18.8C (65.8F). China had already logged its hottest month in the history of observations in July last year, as well as the hottest August and the warmest ...

China has already this year logged its hottest month in the history of observation ... Residents of the southern city of Guangzhou experienced a record-breaking long summer, with state media ...