A water exploration team member uses an iron basket to transport water pipes to the Tianbao cave in Tianfengping village, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei Province, Nov. 13, 2018. (Photo/Xinhua)
Every year from October to March, when rainfall decreases, Tianfengping, a poor village which lies under a cliff in Enshi city, Central China's Hubei Province, faces a water shortage.
Each year during the water shortage, nearly 800 villagers search for water. In October, a water exploration team was formed and finally discovered a water source within the cliff in Tianbao cave.
After a month of hard work, villagers are now drawing fresh spring water from the cave and should be able to drink the water before Chinese New Year, which is Feb. 5.
Two water exploration team members are carried in an iron basket to the Tianbao cave in Tianfengping village, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei Province, to take water, Nov. 13, 2018. (Photo/Xinhua)
Water exploration team members reach the Tianbao cave in Tianfengping village by using an iron basket, Oct. 31, 2018. (Photo/Xinhua)
Water exploration team members reach the Tianbao cave in Tianfengping village by being lowered to it in an iron basket, Oct. 31, 2018. (Photo/Xinhua)
Water exploration team members lay water pipes in the Tianbao cave in Tianfengping village, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei Province, on Nov. 13, 2018. (Photo/Xinhua)
A water exploration team member checks the water in the Tianbao cave in Tianfengping village, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei Province, on Oct. 31, 2018. (Photo/Xinhua)
A water exploration team member uses pipes to draw water from the Tianbao cave in Tianfengping village, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 31, 2018. (Photo/Xinhua)
Villagers in Tianfengping village, Enshi city, Central China's Hubei Province, cheer with joy as spring water from the Tianbao cave is piped into the village, Nov. 13, 2018. (Photo/Xinhua)
