The Face-kini

Chinese women wear face-kinis as they stand in the Yellow Sea in Qingdao, China, Aug. 20, 2014. The locally designed mask is worn by many local women to protect them from jellyfish stings, algae and the sun's ultraviolet rays.

Facial swimwear

Chinese women wear face-kinis as they swim in the Yellow Sea in Qingdao, China.

Facial swimwear

A Chinese woman wears a face-kini as she swims in the Yellow Sea in Qingdao, China.

Facial swimwear

A Chinese woman and her daughter wear face-kinis as they walk on the beach by the Yellow Sea in Qingdao, China.

Facial swimwear

A Chinese woman and her daughter wear face-kinis as they leave the water at the beach on the Yellow Sea in Qingdao, China.

Facial swimwear

Chinese women wear face-kinis as they swim in the Yellow Sea in Qingdao, China.

Facial swimwear

A Chinese woman wears a face-kini as she swims in the Yellow Sea in Qingdao, China.

Facial swimwear

Chinese women wear face-kinis as they exercise on the beach in Qingdao, China.

Facial swimwear

A Chinese woman and her daughter wear face-kinis while swimming in the Yellow Sea in Qingdao, China.

Facial swimwear

Chinese women wear face-kinis as they walk in the Yellow Sea in Qingdao, China.

Facial swimwear

A Chinese woman adjusts another's face-kini as they swim in the Yellow Sea in Qingdao, China.

Facial swimwear

 A Chinese girl wears a face-kini as she floats in the waters in the Yellow Sea in Qingdao, China, Aug. 21, 2014.