Photo taken on Feb. 2, 2009 shows the droughty rape field in Zhaobao Township of Luoyang city, central China's Henan Province. 　　

 　　Photo taken on Feb. 2, 2009 shows the droughty reservoir in Yiyang County of Luoyang city, central China's Henan Province. 　　

 　　Villagers irrigate the droughty wheat field with water from well in Gaoshan Township of Luoyang city, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 2, 2009.
　　BEIJING, Feb.2 (Xinhua) -- "The wheat grass gets so dry that it catches fire! I've never seen this in my whole life," said 50-year-old Wei Liuding in Baisha village, Muzhong County of North China's Henan Province.
　　Wang Hongwei, a farmer from Putaojia Village of Henan's Lankao County, grievingly held a grasp of wheat grass roots in his hand.