Temperatures in most parts of Central and Eastern China are expected to reach 35-degree Celsius on Sunday, said the National Meteorological Center as it issued a yellow alert.

    To escape the heat, many people in these areas are heading to water parks.

Water parks cool place to beat the heat Two children enjoy a sand bath to cool themselves off at a sea beach in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province on August 1, 2015. [Photo/CFP]

Visitors cool themselves off at First Bathing Beach, the most popular beach in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province on August 1, 2015. [Photo/CFP]

People cram in First Bathing Beach, the most popular beach, to escape the heat in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, on August 1, 2015. [Photo/CFP]