Flood-hit areas of Beijing are seeing scenic areas re-open and public bus routes operate as normal.
According to the Fangshan District Bureau of Culture and Tourism, the following six tourist spots are already back to normal:
Capital Outlets
Chateau Lion
Hancunhe Scenic Village
Longmen Ecological Park
Pofengling
Zhoukoudian Site
The following spots are expected to open before the end of August:
Doudian Mosque
Qinglong Lake Water Park
Yunju Temple
Zhangfang Ancient War Tunnel
The following are expected to open before the end of September:
Chinese Art Stone Carving Garden
Fangshan Global Geopark Museum
Moon Mountain
Shihua Cave
Xianqi Cave
Meanwhile, Mentougou District has reopened all public bus routes, as of August 13, according to Beijing News Network.
Repair work has already started on 86 bus stops which were damaged by the floods in Mentougou. Repairs are expected to finish around the end of August.
The floods which first hit the Chinese capital on July 31 were the result of the heaviest rainfall in Beijing for 140 years.
READ MORE: 20+ Dead as Beijing Records Heaviest Rainfall in 140 Years
According to official numbers, 33 people died as a result, reports Xinhua. The worst affected areas included parts of west Beijing, notably Mentougou, Fangshan and Fengtai districts.
Beijing has not been the only part of North China to feel the effects of flooding, as Hebei Province and parts of the northeast have also seen devastation and a number of deaths.
READ MORE: 14 Dead in Jilin Flooding, Including Deputy Mayor
The heavy rain came as a result of Typhoon Dussuri, which first hit parts of southeast China’s coastline, notably Fujian, Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces.
And the extreme weather does not end there – on Monday East China was hit by a tornado.
READ MORE: WATCH: Tornado Hits China’s East Coast, 2 Dead
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