This photograph taken on Aug. 12, 2026 exhibits the Perseid meteor bathe over Jiangrong Township of Hongyuan County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province. (Picture by Yang Changjin/Xinhua)
BEIJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) — The Perseid meteor bathe, which peaks on Aug. 12 and 13 this 12 months, is an annual meteor bathe that happens from mid-July to late August.
This photograph taken on Aug. 13, 2026 exhibits the Perseid meteor bathe over Helan Mountain in Yinchuan, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Area. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)This photograph taken on Aug. 11, 2026 exhibits the Perseid meteor bathe over Jiamusi, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. (Picture by Qu Yubao/Xinhua)This photograph taken on Aug. 13, 2026 exhibits the Perseid meteor bathe over Yinchuan, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Area. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)This photograph taken on Aug. 12, 2026 exhibits the Perseid meteor bathe over Tongjiang, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. (Picture by Li Wenbin/Xinhua)This photograph taken on Aug. 11, 2026 exhibits the Perseid meteor bathe over Jiamusi, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. (Picture by Qu Yubao/Xinhua)This photograph taken on Aug. 13, 2026 exhibits the Perseid meteor bathe over Tongjiang, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. (Picture by Li Wenbin/Xinhua)This stack composite photograph taken on Aug. 13, 2026 exhibits the Perseid meteor bathe over Yinchuan, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Area. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)■