A 79-year-old woman who has been feeding the stray cats at a neighbourhood park for 19 years is looking for a volunteer to succeed her, Beijing Morning Post reports.

Armed with a bag of food and a bottle of fresh water, the warm-hearted elderly woman makes her way to the white pagoda in Beihai Park daily without fail.

Dozens of stray cats surround her, eagerly feasting on a variety of items that could include watermelon, fish heads, bread or chicken.

For 19 years, the woman has been providing the cats with two meals a day, even on her 79th birthday. Although the money she spends on their food consumes a large part of her 700-yuan (US$84) pension, and she frequently goes without meals herself, she says she has no regrets.

However, as her health deteriorates, she worries about the cats' future and hopes to find a successor.

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