China Scene: North

Woman adopts 28 children with learning difficulties

A woman in Changchun, Jilin province, who has adopted 28 mentally ill children in the past decade, has been labeled "a mother of Forrest Gump in China".

Hu Yanping gave birth 10 years ago. But the infant, born mentally challenged, died after seven months. Hu then began to adopt mentally ill children despite her family's strong opposition. Hu pays all the expenses with her own savings.