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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