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CCTV’s2008documentaryTheWaterCriespaintedatruepictureofthestateofwaterresourcesinthenorthwestofChina.It’saveryserioussituation.
MaMing,a15-year-oldfromGansu,isoneoftheheroesofthefilm.Tomakesurethattherewasenoughwaterforhissister’sweddingmeal,Mamissedfourschooldays.Hespentthetimecarryingwaterfromanearbyhydropowerstation,30milesawayfromhishome.“HowIwishIcouldlivebesideariver,”saidMa.
ThisisthedreamofmanyinnorthernChina.Althoughithastheworld’sthirdlargestquantityofwater,Chinaisoneofthe13thirstiestcountries.EachChinesehasonaveragejustaquarteroftheaverageamountavailabletootherpeople.
TheareasthatareinmostneedofwaterarewesternandnorthernChina,wherethereislittlerain.Thesehavejustsixpercentofthecountry’stotalwater,butthatwaterhastosupportonethirdofChinesepeople.Muchofthewatercomesfromunderground.Butusingtoomuchundergroundwaterhasmadethegroundsinkinsomeplaces.
Thingsaregettingevenworsebecausepeoplearewastingwater.Halfofthewaterfarmersuseforcropsgoestowaste.Factoriesusemorewaterthantheyneedandtheydraindirtywaterintoriversandlakes.
Thelesswaterthereis,themoreworriedpeopleare.Howcanweusewaterinasmartway?It’saquestionforyoutothinkaboutonWorldWaterDay,Mar22.
Whatwecandotosavewater
Everyonecanplayapartinsavingwater.Let’sstartwithwhatwecandoathomeandatschool.
SunWeize,14,Xi’an
Ihaveheardthatifyouputabottleofwaterinthewatertankyouuselesswaterwhenyouflushthetoilet.Itrieditanditseemstowork.Ialsotrytogetotherfamilymemberstosavewateraswell.IremindMomtoturnoffthefaucetbecausesheforgets.She’sbeginningtoremembermorenow.
YaoBingsheng,13,Shanghai
Firstofall,weneedtolooktoourselves.Ionlyshowerfor5minutes.WhenIwashmyfeetIuseaslittlewaterasIcan.Therearepeopleweholeavethefaucetonwhiletheybrushtheirteeth.Idon’tdothat.AndwheneverImoveawayfromthefaucet,Iturnifoff.
JinYiying,15,Shanghai
IusedtoplaywithawatergunalotwhenIwaslittle.Itisfunbutwasterslotso