Farmers fix water pump in Fuchun Township in Heze City, east China's Shandong Province, on February 10, 2009. Thirty floodgates are opened in Shandong Province to draw water from the Yellow River to irrigate the wheat fields in fighting against the drought and reducing damages. [Xinhua]

Farmers irrigate wheat land in Caoxian County in Heze City, east China's Shandong Province, on February 10, 2009. Thirty floodgates are opened in Shandong Province to draw water from the Yellow River to irrigate the wheat fields in fighting against the drought and reducing damages. [Xinhua]