People living near the Danjiangkou Reservoir are paying the price for China's ambitious target to transfer water from the south to the drought-prone north.
Cracked clay walls, broken window glass, a big hole in half of the ceiling, letting sunshine directly through.
Dongxiang seems to lend weight to the old saying: "Misfortunes never come singly". Not only is it one of the poorest counties in the country, it also suffers from frequent natural disasters.
China Daily reporting team returns with new appreciation of life in Dongxiang county of rural Gansu province.
Tea village in pictures
China Daily website reporter Song Wei spent 10 days in Tibet, Aug 20-Aug 30, 2011. This special coverage includes some of the stories and images she witnessed at the roof of the world. It portrays Tibet and its people, and highlights changes in the past six decades since its peaceful libration.
China Daily online reporter Uking Sun made a one-week visit to Urumqi and Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in August. The following photos illustrate a bit of this vast land and its people. Photos by Uking Sun.