Not long ago we were matched to MingSha Lu who for the past 4 years has been in the care of the Luchuan social welfare institute in the Guangxi province of Southern China. Like most I had no idea where this place was nor did I know much about it. To me China was Beijing, Shanghai, big walls and cute pandas.
If I ever need a hiding spot this may be the place.Apparently Luchuan SWI is small and remote and not many have populated the web with info about it. I have to truly thank the folks at http://conelcorazonenchina.blogspot.com/2009/09/luchuan-swi-guangxi.html and Jiu jiu's uncle at http://thejiujiujournal.blogspot.com.es/ for all the wonderful info they uncovered and shared including pictures of the orphanage and details we just didn't have. Many times along this journey you feel like your flying blind waiting for someone to file a paper or provide some scrap of info which will help fill in the puzzle. Reading those blogs truly helped us and we hope to pass that on by adding our own blog to the folks down the road looking for the crumbs of where their child is now, the city they are in and conditions, culture and connections.Advice- seek out and connect with others who have ventured down the path. It's helpful for both info and piece of mind.
Luchuan is one of the districts of the city of Yulin. A population of 830,000. Its 155 square kilometers are dotted with hot springs. Due
to its high content of chemical elements and many trace elements, water
from these sources have remarkable medicinal properties.Tropical climate and surrounded by farms is something I can embrace.
From what we have found this is the front of Luchuan SWI. The place our daughter is waiting for us.
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