Shangrao

There is now an e-mail group specifically for those who have or are going to adopt from Shangrao, you can sign up at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShangraoFamilies

2004-06-24 - I went to China in May of 1996 - I was in a group of 10 families and 5 of us received children from Shangrao. My daughter was already at the hotel (Lakeview - It had just opened) when we arrived. She was 6 months old and weighed 15 pounds she was the largest baby in the group, There were only 2 babies older then her one was 9 months and the other 7 months. She was very healthy and alert. The only thing I found out about her was that she was in foster care with one of the workers at the orphanage and would be at the orphanage all day and go home at night. Her name in China was Rao Mao Mao which I found out is what a family will call the youngest child in the family.

I was one of 4 single mothers of the group and I brought along my mother. If anyone ask tell them to bring the grandparents, she was very welcomed and honored in China whenever we needed something all my mother had to do was raise her hand and people were there to help us out.

Amanda is a very bright and outgoing child and plans on going to the 2012 Olympics as a gymnast which practices everyday.

Amanda has already asked to go back to China to see where she was born. I just found your sight so I will be showing her pictures of where she came from. (JP)

So far I only know of five families adopting from here prior to 1997. Two were in 1994 (September and December) and the others were in the fall of 1996. None of these families were able to visit the orphanage or city. Since 1997 several families have adopted from this orphanage and an adopting dad visited in 2000 (see link below). A mom that had adopted in 1994 was also able to visit in 2000 while traveling to Jiangxi as an escort for some adopting families.

Rao Min Liu	Referral Photo	Rao Yan	Rao Lin Hong

Born 2/5/94		Born 1/13/96	Born 6/24/97
Adopted 9/29/94		Adopted 7/6/97	Referral 4/16/98

Rao Xiao Jie	Rao Ke Ying	At Orphanage	Rao Lan

Born 8/20/98	Born 8/31/99		Born 6/3/96
Adopted 3/15/99	Adopted 6/28/00		Adopted 5/97

Rao Fang Fang	Rao Ke Ping	Rao Ke Qian	Referral Photo

Born 4/05/00	Born 8/8/99	Born 8/6/99
Referral 1/19/01	Adopted 6/21/00	Adopted 8/21/00

Rao Ya Huan	Rao Ai Fei	Rao Min Xiang	Rao Wenjing

Born 1/5/00	Born 12/13/98	Born 10/9/96	Born 4/22/01
Adopt 11/23/00	Adopted 7/26/99	Adopted 2/11/98	Referral 2/5/02

Rao Nian Guo	Referral Photo	Rao Xiao Bei	Referral Photo

Born 5/28/00		Born 7/12/98
Adopt 7/17/01		Adopted June 99

Rao Nian Guo	Rao Mao Mao	Rao Yaqui	Ling Cha Mu

Born 8/98	Born 11/16/95	Born 12/20/99	Born 4/7/06
Adopted 3/99	Adopted 5/22/96	Adopted 8/10/00	Adopted 2/12/07

Rao Ling	Ling Rao Wu	Ling Wu Fei

Born 4/17/03	Born 5/4/06	Born 12/3/05
Adopted 1/4/05	Referral 3/5/07	Adopted 1/9/07

Ling Qian Xiao	Ling Qiam Miao	Your Child

Born 2/25/06	Born 9/13/06	CLICK
Adopted 2/11/07	Adopted 10/8/07	HERE

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Shangrao Orphanage