Tea farms wither amid heatwaves in E China

A tea farmer draws water from a rivulet to irrigate tea plants in Hangzhou city, capital of east China's Zhejiang province, Aug 11, 2013. Many tea plants have withered due to the continuous scorching weather and drought in the city. [Photo/Xinhua]

Withered tea plants are seen at a Longjing tea protection area in Hangzhou city, capital of east China's Zhejiang province, Aug 12, 2013. More than 40 percent tea plants in the Longjing tea protection areas in Hangzhou died of the continuous scorching weather in recent days. [Photo/Xinhua]