Photo taken on Oct 29, 2013 shows the dry lake bed of the Dongting Lake in Yueyang, central China's Hunan Province. Due to the decrease of upstream discharges, the Dongting Lake has entered dry season since October, earlier than normal. The water level measured at the Chenglingji hydrological station dropped to 21.2 meters on Wednesday, four meters lower than the average in the same period of the previous years. (Xinhua/Li Ga) |