Orphanage information

This is a small orphanage, with only about 30 children, about one third of them with disabilities or medical conditions. It was established in 1952 and is about 190 miles from Fuzhou. It can be reached by train.

Local products include bamboo, rice, timber, tobacco leaves, and tea. It is near Mt. Wuyishan, a popular summer resort and an area of spectacular beauty.

Orphanage address:
    Shaowu Welfare Institute
    #43 Wuyi Road
    Shaowu City, Fujian Province 354000
    China

The orphanage maintains a website in Chinese at www.lovefly.org.

If you have additional information about this orphanage or the Shaowu area, or photos that you are willing to share, contact us.


Orphanage photos
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Shaowu area photos

Shaowu on the map

Information for families traveling to Fujian Province

To help the children in this orphanage


Some children adopted from Shaowu

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Shao Xiao Yi at Shaowu
Aug 2000
Shao Xiao Yi, age 3
Shao Zi Mei
referral photo
Shao Zi Mei
in 2002