Photographer uses WeChat to put lost subjects in the picture

On Sept 5, Wang Feng made contact with the family in a photo he took 20 years ago, only one day after he posted a message on WeChat trying to find them.

The message read: "Please help Wang Feng find the family in this photo shot 20 years ago. Wang, a renowned photojournalist in Heilongjiang province, is suffering from gastric cancer. He hopes to send the original photo to the family."

As the post circulated on WeChat, residents of Harbin, Heilongjiang province, were alerted to the heartwarming story and tried to find information about the family in the photo. "I didn't have high expectations, I just wanted to try," Wang said. "It is unimaginable to find some people in such a huge city with a population of more than 10 million."