China Scene: South

Man, 80, walking miles to meet kin gets help

An 80-year-old man who wanted to walk hundreds of km in search of his kin finally reunited with his nephew with the help of the railway police in Shaoguan, Guangdong province, on Sunday.

The man, who hails from Changning, Hunan province, had spent all his money to reach Shaoguan and could not afford another ticket to Dongguan, where his nephew worked in the city's Zhangmutou township.