Chen Jundi, a recently relocated resident of Lidian village, Tongwei county, Gansu province, poses with her children on the doorstep of their new home on Sept 4. The relocation has cut the time her children have to walk to school from 1 hour to 10 minutes.[Photo by Wu Xiaohui/China Daily]
Zhang Fumin, 66-year-old resident of Yaochuan village, Tongwei county, herds sheep on the mountain. Zhang's family of seven people has 16 sheep, and they have moved to their new home at the resettlement site with the help of government subsidies.[Photo by Wu Xiaohui/China Daily]
Children play near their new homes at the resettlement site in Lidian village, Lijiadian township of Tongwei county, Gansu province.[Photo by Wu Xiaohui/China Daily]
Li Guiying (right), a resident of Lidian, treats a neighbor to boiled corn.[Photo by Wu Xiaohui/China Daily]
Yao (left) and Zhang Jiansheng, Party secretary of Lijiadian, discuss the scarcity of drinking water on the mountain, a major reason for the resettlement.[Photo by Wu Xiaohui/China Daily]
Yao Gaozhi, head of Yaochuan in Lijiadian township, Tongwei, visits a local household on Sept 4.[Photo by Wu Xiaohui/China Daily]
Framed calligraphy works in the living room of Chen Jundi's home. Chen, whose education stopped at junior high school, collects paintings and calligraphy, which is a common practice for people in Tongwei.[Photo by Wu Xiaohui/China Daily]
