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Huainan Children Welfare Institute

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April 22nd 2015
Despite a forecast of rain, it turned out to be a nice day for our visit to the orphanage. Eight years ago the road was treacherous and we passed many accidents on our way to Huainan. It took us over three hours to get there from Hefei. Fortunate for us, there is a new highway so it took us half that time. And like every other city in China, Huainan’s population has grown considerably and th ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more