Orphanage information
The Gutian County Welfare Institute was originally established in 1724 as the Gutian County Baby-Care House. After some name changes, it was formally established in 1960 as the Gutian County Welfare Institute. It is about 90 miles from Fuzhou. According to one report, it has about 20-25 children in residence.This area is known for its peaches, and fungus such as mushrooms and tremella (white fungus) are among its local product. Gutian is also the site of Linshuigong Temple, a well-known temple honoring the Goddess of Birth.
Orphanage address:
Guitian County Welfare Institue
No. 9, Jiefangzhi Road
Gutian County, Fujian Province 352200
P.R. China
If you have information about this orphanage or the Gutian area, or photos that you are willing to share, contact us.
There is an email group of families who have adopted from the Gutian orphanage. To join this group, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GutianFamilies/.
Orphanage photos
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Gutian adoption stories
Gutian on the map
Photos of Gutian and the Gutian area
Information for families traveling to Fujian Province
To help the children in Fujian orphanages
Some children adopted from Gutian
If you would like to post a photo of your child here, send us a jpeg version of the photo.
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Wu Cui Ping
b. 10/96,a. 7/97 |
Wu Yan
b. 7/98, a. 7/99 |
Lin Lan
b. 4/99, a. 6/01 |
Lin Shu Ling
b. 6/00, a. 6/01 |
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b. 11/00, a. 10/01 |
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b. 6/01,a. 4/02 |
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Lin Xin Shi
b. 8/02, a. 9/03 |
Lin Xin Shi
age 4 |
Lin Xin Yan
a. 9/02 |
Lin Xin Liu
b. 10/02, a. 9/03 |
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b. 4/03, a. 12/03 |
age 3 |
b. 5/03, a. 3/04 |
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Lin Ru Zhen
b. 10/03, a. 6/04 |
Lin Ru Zhen
age 4 |
Zhang Mei Ying
b. 10/05, a. 7/06 |
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