There was a report in the news today about a big oilspill into one of the tributaries of the Yangtse river. That’s one of the main rivers of China and also the river that Shaanxi province draws most of its drinking water from. The news article said that people had been warned to be careful with the water from their taps.
I called the university staff today to learn more. Luckily, though the north of Shaanxi has some problems, most of Xi’an’s water apparently comes from underground. In our city there is therefore no cause for alarm.
Which is good, but there it does seem like there has been a little waterhoarding going on. Bella and I haven’t been able to buy big bottles of drinking water the whole weekend. We’ve had to make do with smaller bottles, which isn’t that much of an inconvenience as far as those go, but still.
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