In Ningxia, Gansu and Inner Mongolia, for example, they are drawing far more than their fair share of the Yellow River's water.

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According to Agence France Presse, LVMH has joined forces with state-owned company Ningxia Nongken to plant a 163-acre vineyard in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region in northwestern China.

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In the north Ningxia, Shanxi, Hebei and Gansu are drought-stricken.

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For the geographically-challenged, Erdos sits in the southwestern part of Inner Mongolia near where Shaanxi province meets the autonomous region known as Ningxia.

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