Findind Ads

Ben's report stated, "A lot of search by the police people in the police station failed to find his birth parents and other relatives, he was sent to this institute upon the agreement of civil affairs bureau on Dec 9 2009. After admission this institute published an announcement for claiming in Gansu Daily Newspaper and failed to find his birth parents and relatives, so he was confirmed as an abandoned baby."

 Hmmm... How would I get a copy of that?

I asked a friend who explained to me that these were referred to as Finding Ads and she knew a guy who helped people locate these. Oh, I was excited. I emailed Brian Stuy who replied with the instructions from his website www.research-china.org. A few days later he contacted me and let me know that he had found Ben's finding ad. I couldn't send payment to him fast enough.

Here is Ben's Finding Ad, which has the earliest known picture of him.

Look at my guy in the middle! He is even smiling in his Finding Ad. The ad states that he was left at a hospital and was wrapped in a small red quilt and was wearing a white baby warming shirt. He was wrapped in a quilt and left at a hospital. Maybe one day that will mean something to him. He wasn't just thrown away. Someone cared.