Once news of the policy came out, farmers were furious: "They figured that they were there first, and the reservoir was a late-comer, so the reservoir shouldn't deprive them of their livelihoods," recalls Li.
政策一出，農民群情激憤，「他們認為土地開發在先，水庫設置在後，不應為水庫剝奪山上居民的工作權，」李寶蓮回憶。