Issue: "New breed of homeless," Feb. 28, 2009
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Houses of God

Houses of God

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Possibly the only remaining structure in a town six hours downstream from Chongqing, a church stands above the Yangzi riverbank. The Three Gorges Dam Project, completed in 2006, submerged the rest of the town 600 feet underwater; China's communist government built a new city on the hill above.

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