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Shanghai Orphans Hunt for Home

Lost or abandoned during China’s famines half a century ago, a group of ‘orphans’ are still seeking their families

After half a century, confrontation of the Great Famine that followed the Great Leap Forward is coming to the fore. Stories, too, are popping up, tales of loss and triumph in an age many would like to forget. For some, such as the Shanghai Orphans, the pain is still very real.

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