China's stocks closed lower on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index tumbling 5.33 percent, at 3,016.7 points.
The smaller Shenzhen index lost 6.21 percent to close at 10,212.46 points. The ChiNext Index, which tracks China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, dropped 6.34 percent to close at 2,106.36 points.