Villagers build a water tank in Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 2, 2017. [Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang]
NANNING, March 23 (Xinhua) — Located in south China, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has nearly half of its poverty-stricken people living in areas with stony desertification which caused severe drinking water shortage.
During China's 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) period, local authorities have stepped up the construction of water conservancy facilities, helping ease water shortage and providing safe drinking water for the locals.
Villagers build a water tank in Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov. 23, 2016. [Xinhua/Zhang Ailin]
Villagers build a water tank in Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 2, 2017. [Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang]
Aerial photo taken on March 15, 2018 shows a water tank in Mashan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. [Xinhua/Lu Boan]
Aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2019 shows family water tanks in Long'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. [Xinhua/Cao Yiming]
(Source: Xinhua)
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