With the construction of the Wunonglong Dam 10 miles downriver from Cizhong the water level rose by more than 60 meters and flooded the community of Yanmen. Flatland on the Lancang’s narrow gorge is scarce and more than 200 households were forced to relocate downstream to Cizhong.
Mekong River Locations
- Meili Snow Mountains
- Qu Deng Ge Temple
- Ninong Village and the Lancang Valley
- Lancang Valley to Cizhong
- Cizhong
- Cizhong to Jinghong
- Jinghong
- Sop Ruak The Golden Triangle
- Sop Ruak to Chiang Saen
- Chiang Saen
- Chiang Khong
- Huay Xai
- Huay Xai to Pak Beng
- Pak Beng
- Pak Beng to Luang Prabang
- Luang Prabang
- Vientiane
- Nong Khai
- Sangkhom
- Chiang Kahn
- Si Chiang Mai
- Nakhon Phanom
- That Phanom
- Savannakhet
- Pakse
- Pakse to Champasak
- Champasak
- Done Khone
- Khone Phapheng Falls
- Stung Treng
- Kratie
- Kompong Cham
- Phnom Penh
- Can Tho
- Cai Rang Floating Market
- Mekong Delta