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FRI · 2026-03-06 · 10:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0306-22000
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NSR-2026-0306-22000News Report·EN·Human Interest

Chinese man adopted by Canadian family reunites with birth father after being abandoned

Zhang Yunpeng, a 28-year-old man, reunited with his biological father, Zhang Jiucheng, in Huinan county, Jilin province, China on March 2nd after being separated for over two decades. Zhang Yunpeng got lost at Shenyang Railway Station in 2001 at the age of four when his uncle briefly left him.

Alice YanSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-03-06 · 10:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Chinese man adopted by Canadian family reunites with birth father after being abandoned
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Zhang Yunpeng, a 28-year-old man, reunited with his biological father, Zhang Jiucheng, in Huinan county, Jilin province, China on March 2nd after being separated for over two decades. Zhang Yunpeng got lost at Shenyang Railway Station in 2001 at the age of four when his uncle briefly left him. He was subsequently adopted by a Canadian couple. The emotional reunion, reported by Jimu News, involved tears and expressions of love between father and son, with Zhang Yunpeng speaking to his father in rusty Chinese. The reunion marks the end of a long search for Zhang Yunpeng's biological family after he was abandoned as a child.

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"After more than 20 years, I saw you finally," Zhang senior said.

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Zhang Yunpeng was adopted by a Canadian couple after being lost.

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Zhang Yunpeng got lost at Shenyang Railway Station in Liaoning province in 2001.

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Zhang Yunpeng, 28, reunited with his biological father Zhang Jiucheng in Huinan county, Jilin province on March 2.

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A Chinese man who got lost at a railway station at the age of four and was adopted by a Canadian couple who abandoned him has been reunited with his biological father.Zhang Yunpeng, 28, hugged his father Zhang Jiucheng and both of them burst into tears at the reunion event in Huinan county, Jilin province, northeastern China, on March 2.“After more than 20 years, I saw you finally,” Zhang senior said, Jimu News reported.The son replied with his rusty Chinese: “Dad, I love you.”Zhang Yunpeng’s biological father, above, is overcome with emotion at the reunion event. Photo: thepaper.cnZhang junior got lost at Shenyang Railway Station in northeastern Liaoning province in 2001, when his uncle left him for a short while to buy ice cream.
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