(Baonghean.vn) – Villages that have moved or relocated to make way for hydroelectric reservoirs now reveal traces of life in the past every time the water recedes.
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| Dinh Thang is one of the villages in Tuong Duong district that is being relocated to make way for the Khe Bo hydropower project built in 2007. Now, next to the newly-emerged residential area are the remains of the old village of the Thai people that has existed for hundreds of years. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| An old house of a local resident lies in the middle of a vast body of water in Tam Thai commune (Tuong Duong). Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| With a designed capacity of 442.8 million kWh/year, the Khe Bo Hydropower Plant was also built, causing many solid houses and schools to become ruins. In the photo is the old Tam Thai Secondary School. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| A Thai household uses the bridge that was left behind by the Lam River after the upgrading of Highway 7 to build a shed for their livestock. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| A water tank belonging to the former clean water project of the people of Dinh Tien village, Tam Dinh commune, stands alone in the muddy water. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| People's fences are now also submerged in water. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| The bare tree stump becomes an ideal place for golden snails to lay eggs. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| A villager returns to his old village and makes a living by fishing. Photo: Ho Phuong |
Ho Phuong
