The sun is scorching, and the earth seems to be burnt. At the construction sites of many projects in Zhongshan, workers are toiling in the blazing sun and watering Zhongshan with sweat. They hold strong to their positions and make their contribution despite the heat.

At the Tanshen Expressway construction site, workers fix steel bars on the roadside slopes to prepare against environment reclamation. [Photo by Li Xusheng]

Two workers on duty under the burning sun at the site of the national highway G105 reconstruction project on June 18. [Photo by Miao Xiaojian]

A worker holding a cup passes by the dormitory area of Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge. [Photo by Li Xusheng]

Workers fix steel cages in the heat. [Photo by Li Xusheng]

Workers work on the viaduct at the West Ring Expressway Dachong section construction site on June 13. [Photo by Miao Xiaojian]

Workers weld in the heat at the Sanxiang section of the National Highway G105 reconstruction project. [Photo by Li Xusheng]

Workers wearing straw hats work at Shashi Highway construction site on July 28. [Photo by Miao Xiaojian]