A local resident fishing at the Wanquanhe River in Haikou city, capital of Hainan Province, on July 8. The river's water flow decreased to 29.6 percent below the average during the same period in recent years, due to the high temperatures. 

A part of the Wanquanhe River that has gone dry, in Haikou, Hainan Province, is shown in this photo taken on July 8.

A woman and her two children look for conches upstream near the Wanquange Dam.

Only one of the 12 generators – where the water can be seen flowing out - at the Jiaji hydropower station was in operation in Haikou, Henan Province, in this picture taken on July 8.

Four boys walk along the river bank near the Wanquange Dam where the water level has dramatically fallen.

This picture shows a herd of goats near the banks of the Wanquanhe River on China's Hainan Island.

Two barges on the banks of the Wanquanhe River.

The Wanquanhe River  is shown here at the Jiaji Bridge where the hot weather has led the water level to fall significantly.