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Photo special: World Water Day 2013-03-22 11:35 by (chinadaily.com.cn)Today marks World Water Day. The United Nations declared March 22 as a day for water in 1993. For human beings, water not only is an indispensible resource to survive and grow, but also offers fun and pleasure. Could you image what the world would be without clean water?But nowadays, we are facing increasing environmental problems such as water pollution and water shortage. The special day should be a day for us to reflect on what we have done and to ponder what we would do to protect this precious resource. Start saving and protecting water right after seeing the following photos Beautiful Water.World Water Day and The Atlantic’s In Focus photo blogOn World Water Day, I'd like to share with you a strong collection of images from southern China, showing local activists fighting against industrial pollution in their waterways, and cancer sufferers in so-called "cancer villages", linked to pollution from hazardous chemicals. Earlier this year, China's environment ministry released a report officially acknowledging the existence of these villages for the first time and signaling its willingness to address toxic water pollution. Greenpeace reached out to World Press Photo award-winner Lu Guang and other photographers to bear witness and has allowed me to share their images here on World Water Day, in an effort to bring this environmental and human tragedy to the world's attention. Photos and captions were provided by the photographers and Greenpeace. [17 photos] See the photos on The Atlantic’s In Focus photo blog.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;