A farmer breaks up hardened soil in Naping village of Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov 2, 2010. Guangxi has been suffering from a severe drought since late October, with an average precipitation of 1.2 millimeters, 2.7 percent less than the same period last year. [Xinhua]

A villager waters a vegetable plot in Naping village of Nanning, the capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov 2, 2010. [/Xinhua]