Living by the Rivers | China Youth Daily
Li Junhui—China Youth Daily
The more than 87,000 dams China has built have displaced 23 million people. There’s no shortage of reporting on the construction of hydropower stations and how people have been forced to move away from their homes. However, rarely do we see follow-up stories about the people who have been affected by damming. Photographer Li Junhui met some of these families in Sichuan and Yunnan, and made this series of portraits.
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The more than 87,000 dams China has built have displaced 23 million people. There’s no shortage of reporting on the construction of hydropower stations and how people have been forced to move away from their homes. However, rarely do we see follow-up stories about the people who have been affected by damming. Photographer Li Junhui met some of these families in Sichuan and Yunnan, and made this series of portraits.