Chen Lingzhi: South-to-North Water Diversion Migrants
The middle route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project is the world's largest inter-basin ecological water transfer project. It diverts water from the Danjiangkou Reservoir on the Han River in the south to solve water shortages in Henan, Hebei, Beijing, and Tianjin. To allow gravity flow, the Danjiangkou Reservoir dam was raised to an elevation of 176.6 meters, inundating areas in Henan and Hubei provinces and requiring the relocation of approximately 330,000 people, of whom 230,000 needed to be moved to other places. From August 20, 2009, to September 18, 2012, all 330,000 migrants were relocated. Huanghu Migrant New Village in Tuanfeng Town, Tuanfeng County, Huanggang City, Hubei Province, is the largest resettlement area for the middle route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. A total of 874 households, 3,723 migrants, left their homes from the Danjiangkou Reservoir area in Shiyan and now live and work here in peace, starting their new lives and happiness.
Huanghu Primary School is holding parent-child games.
Several young migrants are riding bicycles on the street.
Several migrants are chatting in the village square.
Several migrants are picking freshly harvested peanuts from the ground at their doorsteps.
Several migrants are selecting knives on the street.
Several migrants are shopping for goods on the street.
A young migrant is walking a dog at the doorstep.
A young migrant is playing on a ladder by the newly built house at the doorstep.
A migrant is threshing grain on a village street, preparing to bag the dried rice after threshing.
A migrant is looking at a phone at the doorstep.
A migrant is basking in the sun at the doorstep.
A migrant is spreading rice to dry at the doorstep.
A migrant is playing at the doorstep.
A migrant is loosening soil around garlic at the corner of a building.
A migrant is selling puppies to a neighbor.
A migrant is cooking in a small restaurant run by his family, entertaining tourists from other places.
A migrant has set up an oil-pressing workshop at his doorstep to provide convenient "safe oil" for villagers.
Migrants gather to chat and have fun.
Migrants are strolling and shopping in the village.
Migrants are idling on the village streets.
Author of Tianjin Men: Chen Lingzhi
