If you thought Brighton on a summer's day was overcrowded, these pictures will give you pause of thought.
The astonishing images show tens of thousands of holidaymakers crowding a beach resort to cool off on a scorching day in China.
Families desperate to escape the 30C heat had grabbed their beach parasols and rubber rings to jostle for space at the beach resort in northeast China’s Liaoning province.
The images show hundreds of swimmers floating almost shoulder to shoulder on inflatable dinghies and lilos in the sea in the Dalian city.
Stretches of sand were covered in a kaleidoscope of colourful parasols as beach-goers struggled to find a spot free for their towel.
The beach was littered with row upon row of sun-worshippers after visitors packed onto the beach and fought to find a patch of sand where they could sun themselves.
Huge crowds of Chinese tourists thronged to beach resorts and water parks across the central and northeast Chinese cities after a heatwave blasted parts of China.
An orange health alert was issued as temperatures soared across the country.
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