80-year-old man in China has cared for 700 abandoned children

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Wang Wanlin, an 80-year-old man from eastern China's Zhejiang province, has fathered more than 700 children. He has never married, according to the South China Morning Post.

Wang Wanlin has been helping homeless or street children since 1979. He first encountered such a child when he was 34. At that time, the 15-year-old had been forced to work in a coal mine by fraud and could not return home. Wang bought him a train ticket and changed his life.

^{80-year-old Wang Wanlin has helped hundreds of young men over the past forty years. Photo: Douyin}
This incident changed Wanlin's entire life. In his youth, he also experienced hardships - a neighbor falsely accused him of theft and he was sent to forced labor for 16 years.

In 1978, he was released and started working at a factory. A year later, he began helping children in need. He would invite homeless children to his home, spending his monthly salary on their food and travel expenses. Wang only asked the children to report that they had arrived home safely.

Wanglin took care of unmarried children. Thanks to his efforts, a 12-year-old boy named Yu achieved success in life. He stepped into an independent life and built a two-story house for his family.

^{Wang keeps pictures of the many children he has helped as souvenirs. Photo: Douyin}
In 2022, Yu Wang learned that Wanlin was living alone and realized that it was time to take care of her. He shared Wanlin's story on social media. The story touched thousands of people. Many call him “the one with the biggest heart.”

Today, Wang Wanlin keeps letters from the 700 children he once saved.

^{Wang has also kept hundreds of letters from the children he has helped over the years. Photo: Douyin} Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”