More than 300,000 internet users have donated about 20 million yuan (US$2.3 million) to a struggling Beijing-based charity hospital which treats children with cleft lips.The Beijing Smile Angel Children’s Hospital, in the Chinese capital’s Chaoyang District, is a comprehensive paediatric centre.It focuses on providing treatment for children born with a cleft lip or palate.Since it opened in May 2012, it has carried out 16,000 free operations on children with these congenital defects.The Beijing Smile Angel Children Hospital, above, is in the city’s Chaoyang District. Photo: 163.comMany of those children came from poor families in northwestern and southwestern parts of China, according to one of its founders, Li Yapeng.
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China public donate US$2.3 million within days to hospital for cleft lip kids after urgent appeal
A Beijing-based charity hospital, the Smile Angel Children's Hospital, received approximately US$2.3 million in donations from over 300,000 internet users following an urgent appeal. The hospital, located in Beijing's Chaoyang District, specializes in providing free treatment for children born with cleft lips and palates.
Alice YanSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-01-27 · 01:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A Beijing-based charity hospital, the Smile Angel Children's Hospital, received approximately US$2.3 million in donations from over 300,000 internet users following an urgent appeal. The hospital, located in Beijing's Chaoyang District, specializes in providing free treatment for children born with cleft lips and palates. Since opening in May 2012, it has performed 16,000 free operations. Many of the children treated come from impoverished families in northwestern and southwestern China. The funds will help the hospital continue its work providing essential medical care to children with congenital defects.
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Many of those children came from poor families in northwestern and southwestern parts of China.
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Since it opened in May 2012, it has carried out 16,000 free operations on children with these congenital defects.
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The Beijing Smile Angel Children’s Hospital treats children with cleft lips.
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More than 300,000 internet users have donated about 20 million yuan (US$2.3 million) to a struggling Beijing-based charity hospital.
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