Severe drought hits northern part of Guangxi (4/10)

A farmer checks the dried-up paddy fields at Jiangtou Village in Quanzhou County, Guilin City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2013. A severe drought has hit the northern part of Guangxi since mid-June, among which Quanzhou County has been plagued the most. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)