Residents relocated to new home from Three Gorges

Residents carry their belongs to move out from the old town of Guizhou of Zigui County, in Hubei Province, April 16, 2008. Nearly 30,000 residents have moved out and were relocated to new homes as the town will be submerged when the water level rises to 175 meters as part of the Three Gorges Dam project. [Xinhua]

Workers dismantle a residential building in a town in Zigui County, Central China's Hubei Province, as a ship sails along the Yangtze River, April 16, 2008. Nearly 30,000 residents have moved out and were relocated to new homes as the town will be submerged when the water level rises to 175 meters as part of the Three Gorges Dam project. [Xinhua]

Homes are nearly completed for residents who were affected by the Three Gorges Dam project in the town of Gaoyang, in Xingshan County, Central China's Hubei Province, April 13, 2008. Gaoyang is the last new town to be built to relocate people from the world's largest hydro-electric project. [Xinhua]

A family stands for a group photo in front of their new home in the town of Gaoyang, in Xingshan County, Central China's Hubei Province, April 13, 2008. Gaoyang is the last new town to be built to relocate people from the world's largest hydro-electric project. [Xinhua]