Kids ride bicycles in a dried cistern in Huize County of Qujing City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on March 6, 2010. Drought had affected 61.31 million mu (4.09 million hectares) of farmland in southwestern China as of March 5, according to the latest figure from the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA). [Xinhua]

A Villagers queue for water in Dongshan Town of Xuanwei City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on March 5, 2010. Drought had affected 61.31 million mu (4.09 million hectares) of farmland in southwestern China as of March 5, according to the latest figure from the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA). [Xinhua]