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The making of the Three Gorges Dam in China sets records for the number of people displaced
(at least 1.3 million) and the number of cities and towns flooded (13 cities, 140 towns,
1,350 villages). In 2009, Yang Yi's hometown of Kaixian will be among the last settlements
to be evacuated of people and submerged under the waters, uprooting its inhabitants forever.
"One morning, I don't remember when, I woke up in a sweat, my heart pounding in alarm.
I was left only with a vague memory.
In my dream, I appear, clothed; I come and go along these familiar alleys. I revisit my old
school, the dazzle of lights emanating from the cinema, the riverside where I used to swim,
the rooftops where I once went to get a breath of fresh air, the winding pathways... all is in
darkness, unattended, there are no friends or relatives to be found anywhere. Where do all
of these bubbles and floating objects come from? It becomes difficult to breathe, I fail to
grasp anything, I scream but no sound can be heard..."
Yang Yi ~ Uprooted