Abstract: The resettlement of the Three Gorges project is the largest project resettlement in China. By the end of 2009, nearly 200 000 rural migrants had been relocated in the Three Gorges Reservoir area. Since 2000, the first group of immigrants to cross the province had been living there for nearly 20 years. The social adaptation of the immigrants in Tongling city, Anhui province is related to the survival and development of the immigrants in the Three Gorges, and also has an important impact on the community management and economic development of the immigrations. This study analyzed the adaptability of the Three Gorges immigrants in Tongling city, Anhui province by mean of literature method, interview method and field observation method, and studied the social adaptability of immigrants from the aspects of economy, politics, culture and social environment. It was found that there were some problems such as unsatisfied compensation, poor housing quality, petition for rights protection and disturbance and so on. In the post immigration period, we need to pay attention to the problems of employment, prosperity and ecological environment construction of immigrants.

Key words: sociology, Three Gorges migrants, social adjustment, post immigration period