These photos show a special community of people in the Pearl River Delta. They migrated from underdeveloped regions in Southwest China's Guizhou Province and took the hard job of collecting eucalyptus trees in Guangdong Province. The increasing number of eucalyptus trees was blamed for the worsening drought in Guangdong in recent years. However, many forestry experts rejected the idea.

A worker prepares dragonfly larvae to eat. Dragonfly larvae can be found everywhere in pools with dried eucalyptus trees.

Sun Guoqiang, a eucalyptus lumberjack, tries the crutch that he made for his wife, who broke her leg while cutting down trees.

Farmers collect eucalyptus branches in Guangdong Province.

A farmer walks with his children on dry land after collecting eucalyptus trees in Foshan, South China's Guangdong Province, February 15, 2006.

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