Average precipitation in Jiangxi 70 pct less than average in previous years

Aerial photo taken on Oct. 9, 2019 shows the Luoxingdun islet standing on the dried lake bed of Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake, in Lushan, east China's Jiangxi Province. Average precipitation in Jiangxi was 96 mm from late July to early October, about 70 percent less than the average in the previous years, according to water resource authorities of Jiangxi. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)