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Adoption in ChinaBy Peggy Gurrad


Guixi Social Welfare Institute


Photo


View of countryside behind the orphanage, taken from the second floor balcony. (Click for a larger version)


I have heard from several families who've adopted daughters from Guixi. None have had a chance to visit the orphanage. But the above photo on the left shows the orphanage director on your right and one of the foster moms on the left (click to enlarge). The photo on the right shows the orphanage director onCopper Smeltery the right and a caretaker on the left (click to enlarge). According to one of the guides, Guixi is about 150 km from Nanchang and has a population of about 100,000. It is famous Taoism, apparently Taoism was actually founded in Guixi. The only photo I have so far is a picture of a copper smeltery in Guixi found in a tourist brochure of Jiangxi.

From a mom traveling May 1997: "I didn't get to visit Guixi and I've never found anyone who has. It's four hours away from Nanchang and I got the impression from my guide/translator that a trip there was not a very good idea. Its not an orphanage but a social welfare institution with people of all ages residing there. Its also very, very rural. Most of the babies that go for adoption are put into foster care. Foster care in a rural city like Guixi is a a way for poor rural families to supplement their income; so there is no shortage of foster care.

And then in August 1998 a U.S. businessman wrote the following:   "I spent two weeks in Guixi on a business trip.  It was a fascinating trip, but I think that your guide is correct in that it is extremely rural and is really not setup for overseas tourists.  The locals are extremely friendly, and eager to meet new people, and of course love to practice their English.  One of my co-workers has some of the pictures on his personal web page, http://home.att.net/~ggbiun, it includes some that I took.  The pictures really do not do justice to the area, because they really can't capture the spirit of the place.  I have to tell you that the road trip to Guixi is not for the faint hearted. There is a train from Shanghai that is probably more enjoyable.  The accommodations at the guest house are nice, but don't try to equate it with modern facilities in the west or those in Nanchang.  There is a Taoist shrine halfway between Guixi and Nanchang.   It's a beautiful shrine but really out of the way. The locals all suggested other more notable sites.   I have some extra photos scanned in which are not in the above web site." (see below)

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LinkKemp Family Heritage Trip - June 2009
LinkAdoption Heritage Tour - Summer 2006
Link
Photos of the Orphanage taken 2003
Link
Photos of the Orphanage taken 1998
LinkA Trip to Guixi
LinkGuixi travel group one year reunion
LinkThe Pivec Family Album
LinkFitch's Home Page
LinkThe Bourland Family Home Page
LinkHi! We're the Marfias - Jim, Barb & Christy
LinkIntroducing: Miss Aerin Mei Kathleen Marr!
LinkHow You Can Help the Children Still at the Guixi Orphanage!!


Find an address for this orphanage
(and print out an address label in Chinese) at
http://www.blessedkids.com/index_files/addresses.htm


Photos of Children from Guixi

Guo Fei Guo Li Ju Guo Hong Guo Shan
Photo Photo Photo Photo
Born 11/8/94 Born 6/5/96 Born 12/12/94 Born 9/16/95
Adopted 4/10/95 Adopted 2/16/97 Adopted 4/10/95 Adopted 3/96
Guo Gui Xiu Guo Min Guo Guiping Guo Guichun
Photo photo Photo
Born 8/26/96 Born 9/18/95 Born 7/5/96 Born 7/15/96
Adopted 7/97 Adopted 3/96 Adopted 5/22/97 Adopted 9/28/97
Guo Xiao Hua Guo Mei Yi Guo Xiao Man

Guo Ai Mei

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Born 11/15/97 Born 3/27/96 Born 11/10/97 Born 9/27/02
Adopted 10/8/98 Adopted 5/13/97 Adopted 3/31/98 Adopted 3/7/04
Guo Li Mei Guo Gui Ying Guo Fu Xiang Guo Yun
bab172s.jpg (13586 bytes)
Born 5/4/96 Born 8/4/96 Born 6/13/97 Born 8/9/95
Adopted 1/20/97 Adopted 7/14/97 Adopted 8/3/98 Adopted 2/2/96

Guo Jian Xia

Current Picture

Guo Shu Li

Guo Dong Qian

Born 1/20/97 Born 9/5/99 Born 8/30/98
Adopted 1/10/00 Adopted 6/17/00 Adopted 2/24/99

 Guo Chun Tao

Guo Xiao Ying  Guo Li Hong Guo Hong Juan
Born 12/24/98 Born 7/30/97 Born 11/6/96 Born 5/28/96
Adopted 10/24/99 Adopted 2/23/99 Adopted 1/19/97 Adopted 8/3/98

 Guo Dong Jing 

Guo Jing  Guo Xiao Xia Guo Xin Pei
Born 9/2/98 Born 6/8/94 Born 11/4/97 Born 1/3/00
Adopted 3/5/00 Adopted 7/21/94 Adopted 10/8/98 Adopted 12/24/00

 Guo Xiu Ying

 Guo Dong Na  Guo Hai Xiao  Guo Hai Bei
Born 1/13/01 Born 8/17/98 Born 3/9/02 Born 3/12/02
Referral 11/01 Adopted 3/6/00 Adopted 11/25/02 Adopted 11/25/02
Guo Chun Hua Guo Yang Guo Xin Xia Guo Lian Hong
Born 3/30/99 Born 8/7/95 Born 12/25/99 Born 11/25/02
Adopted 8/14/03 Adopted 1/23/96 Adopted 12/12/00 Adopted 9/7/03
Guo Ai Qin Guo Hui Mei Guo Qing Xiu Guo Jing Hua
Born Born 10/8/03 Born 6/30/04 Born 7/1/01
Adopted 9/03 Adopted 8/2/04 Adopted 3/28/05 Adopted 5/22/02
Guo Lin Xia Guo Xia Quin Referral Guo Yong Li

Born 1/24/05

Born 1/11/97 Born 6/2003

Adopted 9/12/05

Adopted 8/03/99 Adopted 5/2004
Guo Lan Hua Guo Jing Xia Guo Yue Lin

Guo Hai Li

Born 7/9/00 Born 12/2001 Born 4/27/04 Born 4/1/02
Adopted 5/24/01 Adopted 9/15/02 Adopted 3/28/05 Adopted 3/3/03
Guo Mei Fei Guo Jing Yu Guo Lin Miao

Guo Jing Wen

Born 1/5/96 Born 1/11/02 Born 12/5/04 Born 1/9/02
Adopted 12/9/96 Adopted 4/15/05 Adopted 9/11/05 Adopted 9/15/02
Guo Shen Wei

Guo Hui Peng

Guo Rui Li Guo Wen Fei
Born 11/17/99 Born 10/21/03 Born 11/13/05 Born 5/22/05
Adopted 8/8/00 Adopted 12/14/04 Adopted 9/18/06 Adopted 1/2007
Guo Jing Sha Your Child Your Child Your Child
Guixi 21 Your Child's Photo Your Child's Photo Your Child's Photo
Born 3/1/02

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Adopted 3/2/03

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If you would like to contribute photos or information to this website or join our Jiangxi family directory (information not posted at the website) please e-mail me at webmaster@gurrad.com


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