We have gathered an impressive collection of photos and movies of orphanage cities in China. These collections include scenes of various finding locations, government offices and main attractions, as well as cultural and scenic highlights. See if we have your child's birth city either in photos or on a DVD.

Check out our inventory of original and scanned orphanage city, street and county maps from various provinces in China.
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The finding ads published by the orphanages in China are an important part of our children's lives for two reasons: First, they are published within a few months of finding, so they usually represent the earliest tangible proof of our children's lives. Second, the photographs in the finding ads are typically taken earlier than any other photos families receive during the adoption process. Go to Finding Ads section to see if we might have your child's finding ad.

We are starting to combine information about China's social welfare institutes to provide a resource and starting point for adoptive families who want to learn more about their child's birthplace. We're also hoping you'll contribute information to these pages to make them more complete. The first province we're working on is Guangdong Province. See what this new section is about, and help fill in the blanks! Go to SWI Information

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Hunan in Retrospect
Most adoptive families view the Hunan scandal of 2005 as an anomaly. The conventional wisdom is that only six orphanages were involved, and that few, if any, of the children were adopted internationally. Looking back, it is easier to see which orphanages were involved, and how many children were trafficked. And by revisiting Hunan, we learn of red flags that indicate that trafficking is still occurring today. READ FULL BLOG

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