PHOTO COLLECTION: China Wild Winds

A child dressed as the emperor reacts after retrieving his crown blown away outside the Forbidden City during high winds in Beijing, China, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A woman dressed as the dowager reacts to strong winds outside the Forbidden City which was closed due to gale wind alerts in Beijing, China, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Shoppers react near a large advertisement which is blown loose at the Wangfujing shopping street as gale wind alerts cancelled flights and close some public venues in Beijing, China, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Visitors to the Wangfujing shopping street reacts to strong winds as gale force alerts cancelled flights and close some public venues in Beijing, China, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Women dressed in period costumes change shoes after a photo shoot in strong winds outside the Forbidden City which was closed due to gale wind alerts in Beijing, China, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Security personnel secure a glass door with locks and sandbags near signs which reads “Windy Weather, This Door Shut” at the Wangfujing Shopping Street in Beijing, China, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Tourists dressed as emperors react to strong winds outside the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Residents walk against strong winds in Beijing, China, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A security guard directs shoppings away from a building where a large advertisement is blown loose at the Wangfujing shopping street as gale wind alerts cancelled flights and close some public venues in Beijing, China, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Women dressed in period costumes take photos during strong winds outside the Forbidden City, which was closed due to gale wind alerts in Beijing, China, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

An emperor’s crown floats on the moat outside the Forbidden City which was closed due to gale wind alerts in Beijing, China, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A scooter passes by the debris of makeshift tin house torn off by gale winds on a street in Fuyang city in central China’s Anhui province Saturday, April 12, 2025. (Chinatopix Via AP) CHINA OUT

Children play with a scarf in strong winds near the iconic Bird’s Nest National Stadium in Beijing, China, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Children play with a scarf in strong winds near the iconic Bird’s Nest National Stadium in Beijing, China, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Passengers nap as they wait for their flight at the Capital International Airport Terminal 3 as gale wind alerts cancelled flights in Beijing, China, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Passengers repack their luggage while waiting for their flight at the Capital International Airport Terminal 3 as gale wind alerts cancelled flights in Beijing, China, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

An Air China passenger jet prepares to land at the Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3 as gale wind alerts cancelled flights in Beijing, China, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

An Air China passenger jet prepares to land at the Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3 as gale wind alerts cancelled flights in Beijing, China, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A traveller walks past by a board showing flights that are cancelled at the Capital International Airport Terminal 3 following gale wind alerts in Beijing, China, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)