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35 Years Missing: Woman Reunited With Family After Toddler Disappearance
17 Jul
Summary
- A woman in China found her birth family after being missing for 35 years.
- She went missing at age two near a market in Nanning, Guangxi, in 1991.
- A DNA test confirmed her identity before the emotional reunion on July 7.
A remarkable reunion has occurred in southern China, where Zhong Fenglin, now 37, has been reunited with her birth family after a 35-year separation. She disappeared in 1991 near a market in Nanning, Guangxi, when she was just two years old.
Zhong was found by a clothing vendor and raised in another city under a new name. Her birth parents searched for her for decades. Her younger sister had registered her with a non-profit platform, Baby Come Home. Zhong herself almost gave up searching before volunteers encouraged her to publicize her case.
After registering with Baby Come Home on April 12, Zhong was contacted by a woman who noticed a strong family resemblance. A DNA test subsequently confirmed her identity. On July 7, Zhong traveled to her hometown, Yulin, for the tearful reunion with her birth mother, who she thought she would never see again.
