Posted on 01/02/2022 4:09:39 PM PST by Trillian
A married father who was kidnapped when he was just four years old by a child-trafficking gang was reunited with his family after 33 years when he drew a map of his original home from memory.
Li Jingwei, 37, grew up in Henan, north-central China, after he was taken but said he had 'countless nights of yearning' and was 'homesick since I was little'.
When he learnt about other abducted children that were reunited with relatives, such as Guo Xinzhen, Mr Jingwei shared a map he had drawn of his home village.
The detail of his maps, which included what certain homes looked like and what villagers used to cook rice, surprised many people.
Police matched the map to a village in Zhaotong, a city in the mountains of Yunnan, southwest China.
DNA tests confirmed Mr Jingwei was the woman's missing son and the pair were reunited on New Year's Day.
Mr Jingwei was taken in 1989 and given to a family in Lankao, around 1,200 miles from his original home.
He drew pictures of his home at least once a day to remember his birthplace.
As a child he was taken by a bald neighbour who tempted him with a toy, Mr Jingwei told China's The Paper.
Many children who are reunited with their original family after being abducted have been reluctant to bring legal action against their foster parents because they have grown to love them.
Mr Jingwei, who is married with children, said the family that adopted him taught him 'the principles of being a human'.
He said this was 'so that I could study hard and become a talent in the future'.
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That’s equal parts Amazing, Tragic and Heartwarming!
God bless him and his family. I can’t imagine what his family went through, and to be reunited with him must have been heaven!
Pretty intense drawing. A Christmas Miracle!!
Li Jingwei, 37, grew up in Henan, north-central China, after he was taken but said he had “countless nights of yearning” and was “homesick since I was little”.Mr. Li, not “Mr. Jingwei”. Family name comes before given name here. Nobody calls Chris Matthews (not formerly of MSDNC) “Mr. Chris”, do they?
When he learn(ed) about other abducted children that were reunited with relatives, such as Guo Xinzhen, Mr. Jingwei shared a map he had drawn of his home village. …
Incredible! God bless him and his family!
Most of us call him a pompous arse.
Count me among their number.
That’s very artistic.
I’m glad he wasn’t otherwise harmed.
It was probably one of the few comforting memories he had from his childhood - that he once had a home and was loved.
Witt try hour then DNA proof: Would the mother know it was her son?
I say: probably.
Another victim of the One Child policy. Trafficking stolen male infants and young boys to sell to families that failed to produce the coveted son, while their female offspring were killed or abandoned.
It's the story that counts, not the name unless you're a relative.......But thanks for your correction ( not that anyone really cares)
He was very aware of his surroundings for a four-year-old. I only have a few memory flashes from around that age, certainly not enough to draw a map from.
Don’t be offended, Olog-hai is the resident fact-checker. he/she/it will make sure no one gets it wrong.
When I have been in China, they called me "Mr. First Name" all the time. Same problem we have with being unused to the order.
Child trafficking? Did Hillary get her cut of the racket? Or did The Big Guy score that pay day?
And now because there are so few women to marry, they’re being kidnapped from other countries or lured and sold as brides to lonely (and usually angry) men.
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