A Village Woman with 11 Parents and 14 Children

A humble village women named Lin Xiuzhen (林秀贞), from Beijing’s neighbouring Hebei Province, has recently become a popular figure in China, for having 11 parents and 14 children.

The 11 old men and women are not her real parents, nor are they her relatives, but childless elderly in the village. She took the responsibility as their extra financial supporter and daily life-career, and what truly amazing is that she has done so for a good thirty years. When five of them passed away, she was the one to arrange their funerals.

The same goes with the 14 children. They are not her offspring, but boys and girls from neighbouring families that have no money to pay for their school fees. So she pays for them.

She runs two family-based factories with her husband, which not only allows her to include some of her less fortunate neighbours into her extended family, but also 8 disabled onto her payroll list.

Her story has now motivated some business people to return to their villages and see what they can do to help their neighbours.

Being compassionate towards the humanity begins with being compassionate towards your neighbours. Quite true.

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