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Displaced by Sanmenxia Dam

Displaced by Sanmenxia Dam

The Sanmenxia Dam in China displaced as many as 400,000 people in Shanxi province and Henan Province. The Tongguan Ancient City was also dismantled to make way for the reservoir. (Pictured: East Pass Gate of Tongguan in 1941.)

About this community

Dam
Sanmenxia Dam
River
Yellow River
Established
196 CE
Inundated
1956-1959
Population
400,000