Guixi

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 on

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)

Guo Xiao Hua	Guo Mei Yi	Guo Xiao Man	Guo Ai Mei

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

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 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

Born 3/1/02	CLICK	CLICK	CLICK
Adopted 3/2/03	HERE	HERE	HERE

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