Villager He Jinwen serves tea at home in Hejiakouzi Village of Hanjiaoshui Township in Zhongning County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2018. (Photos: Xinhua)

A pump station in Hejiakouzi Village of Hanjiaoshui Township in Zhongning County on Sept. 6, 2018.

Villager He Jinwen (R) gets water from well in Hejiakouzi Village of Hanjiaoshui Township in Zhongning County.

In 2004, a project diverting water from the Yellow River eased Hanjiaoshui's water shortage. Many migrant workers returned hometown.

Under the guidance of local government, they planted watermelon and developed cultivation industry. In March of 2017, Ningxia started the construction of another water project to improve water supplies in Hanjiaoshui.

Villager He Jinwen introduces his container once being used for getting water from other places in Hejiakouzi Village of Hanjiaoshui Township in Zhongning County, Sept. 6, 2018.

Villager Jin Fenghua washes vegetables in Hejiakouzi Village of Hanjiaoshui Township in Zhongning County, Sept. 6, 2018.

Villager Jin Fenghua washes clothes in Hejiakouzi Village of Hanjiaoshui Township in Zhongning County, Sept. 6, 2018.

Villager He Xueyin feeds sheep water in Hejiakouzi Village of Hanjiaoshui Township in Zhongning County, Sept. 6, 2018.