Visitors carry umbrellas to shelter from the sun in front of the Tiananmen gate in Beijing July 6, 2010. The Chinese capital recorded the highest temperature in the first 10 days of July in 50 years, with an average temperature of 40.3 degrees Celsius (104.5 degrees Fahrenheit) , the official Xinhua news agency reported on Monday. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)