Workers dredge the main course of the Xiangjiang River in Xiangtan, Hunan Province, on Wednesday, October 15, 2008. The water level of some stretches of the river, the province's main waterway, fell sharply as the dry season began. [Xinhua]
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![Workers dredge the main course of the Xiangjiang River in Xiangtan, Hunan Province, on Wednesday, October 15, 2008. The water level of some stretches of the river, the province's main waterway, fell sharply as the dry season began. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20081017/000bcdb953f10a62387701.jpg "Workers dredge the main course of the Xiangjiang River in Xiangtan, Hunan Province, on Wednesday, October 15, 2008. The water level of some stretches of the river, the province's main waterway, fell sharply as the dry season began. [Xinhua]")
