Diners head underground in Chongqing to escape scorching heat<br /><br />Chongqing residents have turned to converted World War Two era air raid shelters for relief from scorching heat, with one such shelter transformed into a hotpot restaurant offering cool refuge amid outside temperatures peaking at 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) on July 31, 2025. The temperature inside the restaurant stays at 25 degrees Celsius (77 degrees Fahrenheit) all year round, while temperatures outside peaked at 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). The 520-meter long (0.32 mile) air raid shelter restaurant, which took up residence in the tunnel in July 2023, stands at 6 meters tall and wide, and can serve 280 tables at the same time.<br /><br />REUTERS VIDEO<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /> <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /> <br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br />Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters<br /> <br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /> <br />#TheManilaTimes<br />#WorldNews<br />#China
