Photo taken on February 12, 2009 shows vehicles on a street seen through a piece of glass covered with raindrops in Beijing, China. Beijing welcomed its first rain in 110 days on Thursday morning, but experts say it was too little to end the city's lingering drought. [Xinhua]

A man with umbrella against the rain walks in a park in Beijing, capital of China, on February 12, 2009. Beijing welcomed its first rain in 110 days on Thursday morning, but experts say it was too little to end the city's lingering drought. [Xinhua]