(191122) -- YICHENG COUNTY, nov. 22, 2019 (Xinhua) -- un abitante di un villaggio controlla il suo stock di acqua a casa nel villaggio di Nanling della contea di Yicheng, nel nord della Cina di nella provincia di Shanxi, 3 luglio 2019. Come l'interruttore è stato tirato, l'acqua forma di schizzo da 403 metri giù sotto. Villaggio Nanling molto prima di acque profonde è andato bene in servizio su un inizio inverno mattina. In passato il borgo, diffusione attraverso gli anfratti delle montagne Zhongtiao nel nord della Cina era basata esclusivamente sul fango box per conservare la sua preziosa acqua potabile per secoli. Ossessionato dalla paura della siccità, generazioni aveva sognato di accesso diretto

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(191122) -- YICHENG COUNTY, Nov. 22, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A villager checks her water stock at home in Nanling Village of Yicheng County, north China's Shanxi Province, July 3, 2019. As the switch was pulled, water spurted out from 403 meters down under. Nanling Village's very first deep-water well went into service on an early winter morning. In the past, the village, spreading across the ravines of the Zhongtiao Mountains in northern China, had relied solely on mud pits to store its valuable drinking water for centuries. Haunted by the fear of drought, generations had dreamt of direct access to drinking water but only ended up digging pits on dry grounds, craving for rain and snow water. There was even a saying about the scarcity of drinking water: "In Nanling, water is as dear as cooking oil." With the new well, the village's 786 residents no longer have to live at the mercy of Nature, as their ancestors had done. The preciousness of water in Nanling is highlighted by the fragility of local water security. There was a time when large storage jars were a necessity for every household in the village. Whenever it rained or snowed, the villagers would collect water dripping from the eaves with every container they could manage, and then transfer the garnered water to the jars or pits. On occasions of drought, unfortunately, the only way to get water was by travelling a long distance to the mountain streams. Back in the 1960s and 1970s, experts had asserted that there hardly existed enough underground water in Nanling, given the village's geology. Despite that, the struggle for water went on. In 2017, dire water shortage here prompted a discussion on drilling a deep-water well. The whole village responded with active support and donations, hoping the well could solve their water problems once and for all. By the end of 2018, the village had raised 350, 000 yuan (about 50, 000 U.S. dollars) to fund the long-awaited well. After paperworks were ready, the drillin

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