Danjiangkou resident: Contribute clean river water to Beijing

Now Zhang Shengxian, the 58-year-old farmer is set to move once again to make way for another engineering project. He will be joining 340 thousand others who live near the planned reservoir.

Factbox about South-to-North Water Diversion Project

The South-to-North water diversion project was an initiative put forward by the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong.

Introduction to China´s South-to-North Water Diversion Project

China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project diverts water from the Yangtze River in three places to meet the development needs of northern China. The Western Route is on the upper reaches, the Middle Route is on the middle reaches, and the Eastern Route, on the lower reaches.

Three routes