Miracle water causes a frenzy, but leaves locals thirsty
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zhejiang">Zhejiang</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="inundated">inundated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span> <span word="circulated">circulated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cure">cure</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="illnesses">illnesses</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="lab">lab</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="miraculous">miraculous</span> <span word="effects">effects</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="excessive">excessive</span> <span word="bacteria">bacteria</span>.</p><p><span word="Shicangxia">Shicangxia</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wenling">Wenling</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="Zhejiang">Zhejiang</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Week">Week</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="lining">lining</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="rushed">rushed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="surnamed">surnamed</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span>.</p><p><span word="Rumors">Rumors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magical">magical</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="disappeared">disappeared</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="washing">washing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> "<span word="miracle">miracle</span>" <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="villages">villages</span>, <span word="counties">counties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="magical">magical</span> <span word="effects">effects</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="surnamed">surnamed</span> <span word="Li">Li</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="villages">villages</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p>
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