It's already hot, but Xinjiang will soon get hotter

The temperature of the ground surface in Turpan - China's "heat pole" in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region - reached 83 C on Monday afternoon, the hottest so far this year.

Liu Qinglei, sales manager at Turpan Flame Mountain Scenic Area, said on Wednesday that the highest temperature is expected to be reached in July, the region's hottest season, though 83 C is possible again on Thursday, when the air temperature is predicted to reach 43 C.