CMEC helps bring liquid asset to thirsty Yunnan

Mother's Water Cellar eases thirst of remote villages amid long drought

Zimukou, a village in southern Yunnan province, is considered by many to be among China's most beautiful sites. Yet the rainforest is a thirsty place, and its 400 families have long had to trek as far as 10 km a day to fetch water from a neighboring village.

But their struggles may soon end because of a water resource project.