Arid NW China seeks water from heaven

According to an ancient Chinese myth, once there were ten suns in the sky and the heat scorched the earth and dried up people’s blood. An hero named Houyi rose bravely and shot down nine of them with his magic arrows.

    Today, in face of the severe droughts, people in northwest China once again raise their heads toward the heaven, trying to find answers like their legendary ancestor. But their target is no longer the sun and the arrows which have been changed to the artificial precipitation shells.