Looking for He Guizhen
2010
Read an article in China News Weekly reporting some migrants of the Three Gorges Dam project had difficulty to survive at the designated settlement far from their origins and moved back to the places close to their submerged villages. He Guizhen and his family were among one of these people. I decided to find him and listen to his journey in the realtime.
2011.6
Traveled to Wushan, Chongqing to look for He Guizhen. Towards the end of my search, I met him.
2011.7
In July, I visited the Town of Liangjing, Huizhou in Guangdong Province to meet others who left Wushan along with He Guizhen.
2011.8
In August, I traveled to Gusong Village in Jinzhou, Hubei Province. It’s the place where He Guizhen migrated to and lived for two years before moving back to his Wushan.
2012
Journeyed back to Wushan in the hope of meeting He Guizen for the second time. I learned that he moved to Chongqing to sell antiques. I followed him there.
2016
Spoke to He Guizhen on the phone and learned that his daughter began college. She is the first person in their family to attend higher education.