Continuous high temperatures and lack of rainfall brought a severe autumn drought to Guilin, Guangxi province, resulting in a great decrease in the water level of Lijiang River. A large area of the riverbed of Lijiang River became bared to the elements. As a result, the current Lijiang River scenery is a far cry from its former beauty.
![The once-majestic waters of the Elephant Trunk Hills in Guilin are now reduced to a small, murky pool. Nov. 8, 2009. [Chen Ruihua/Xinhua] The once-majestic waters of the Elephant Trunk Hills in Guilin are now reduced to a small, murky pool. Nov. 8, 2009. [Chen Ruihua/Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091127/00114320ca550c796d2220.jpg)
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The once-majestic waters of the Elephant Trunk Hills in Guilin are now reduced to a small, murky pool. Nov. 8, 2009. [Chen Ruihua/Xinhua]
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