An old man walking on drought land covered in a network of cracks and small crevices, in Long Quan Yi Qu, southwestern Chengdu City on Friday, March 16, 2007. Statistics show that the water reserve of Chengdu this year is 24.9 percent lower compared to the figure for the same period last year, making it the lowest this decade. From this February 28, Chengdu had started up a project to battle the drought weather. [Photo: China Foto Press]

 

 

(CRIENGLISH.com March 17, 2007)